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Locals might prefer nuclear to renewable poles and wires

Concerns about sprawling poles and wires needed for renewable projects will boost support for Peter Dutton’s nuclear energy ambitions, say community leaders in electorates that would host reactors.

Banana Shire mayor Neville Ferrier said the policy was being cautiously received in Queensland’s Capricorn region, where locals were concerned about unsightly infrastructure needed to connect solar and wind assets to the grid.

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Tom McIlroy was the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief.
Gus McCubbing is a markets reporter in the Melbourne newsroom. He was previously the Australian Financial Review’s Victorian political correspondent. Connect with Gus on Twitter. Email Gus at gus.mccubbing@afr.com
Brad Thompson was a reporter at The Australian Financial Review

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