Minns’ plan for energy security leaves Andrews’ stunt in the shade
Re-establishing a bloated, inefficient 20th-century electricity utility is a political and economic nightmare. But government can play a useful role in the 21st-century grid.
The latest state election campaign accessory is the revival of the state-owned energy utility. Forget markets, we’re going to build stuff ourselves.
The Victorian government is reviving the State Electricity Commission (SEC). The NSW opposition wants to create an Energy Security Corporation (ESC). Both are billion-dollar government ventures, forged from the pure populism of state election campaign focus groups.
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