PoliticsElectricityPrint articleExplained: how the National Energy Guarantee worksBen PotterSenior writerApr 13, 2018 – 11.00pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginThe National Energy Guarantee (NEG) aims to combine the goals of reliable electricity and lower carbon emissions in a single policy.The Energy Security Board (ESB) has bent over backwards in its draft "high-level" design to accommodate fears that the NEG would destroy the electricity contracts market and entrench the market dominance of big power – EnergyAustralia, Origin Energy and AGL Energy.Loading...Ben Potter writes on energy, climate change and innovation, and has been Washington correspondent, opinion editor and companies editor. Connect with Ben on Twitter. Email Ben at bpotter@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreElectricityCoalRenewablesAGL EnergyOrigin EnergyLatest In PoliticsFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Politics