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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Graham Readfearn

The cheapest reliable energy system to meet Australia’s climate targets? Solar and wind, no question

Solar panels ACT
‘The GenCost report and the more relevant ISP are not the only pieces of analysis that suggest the cheapest way to build a reliable and low emission electricity system is to use renewables backed up by storage.’ Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

If you’ve been reading or watching any rightwing media of late, you will have heard some extraordinary claims being made about the cost of renewable energy and the transition away from fossil fuels.

The opposition’s energy spokesperson, Ted O’Brien, suggested the Labor government could be “wilfully lying” about the “true cost” of the energy transition, while others have questioned the evidence that solar and wind are the cheapest forms of power.

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