Comments on: Why have Iemma and Costa woken the privatisation gorilla? http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/02/06/why-have-iemma-and-costa-woken-the-privatisation-gorilla/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:11:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jenny Haines http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/02/06/why-have-iemma-and-costa-woken-the-privatisation-gorilla/#comment-21708 Jenny Haines Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-21708 Iemma and Costa have created this situation, and they can undo it by pulling back from the decision to privatise and giving the whole planning for future electricity services in NSW some more thought. Mark Byrne of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre recently recommended in New Matilda that if NSW wants access to more electricity at peak times, we could build a new power station (Iemma and Costa's favoured option); we could source more power from interstate or we could encourage greater energy efficiency. The Owen Report only looked at the need for more baseload generation. Even if we do need more electricity, it does not mean we need another baseload power station. The company responsible for running the $7 billion dollar electricity market in Australia, NEMMCO, recommends using a peaking or intermediate plant. It also suggests paying end users to reduce their demand in peak times. Mark Byrne says that without the need for a new baseload plant, there is n Iemma and Costa have created this situation, and they can undo it by pulling
back from the decision to privatise and giving the whole planning for future
electricity services in NSW some more thought.

Mark Byrne of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre recently recommended in
New Matilda that if NSW wants access to more electricity at peak times, we
could build a new power station (Iemma and Costa’s favoured option); we
could source more power from interstate or we could encourage greater energy
efficiency. The Owen Report only looked at the need for more baseload
generation.

Even if we do need more electricity, it does not mean we need another
baseload power station. The company responsible for running the $7 billion
dollar electricity market in Australia, NEMMCO, recommends using a peaking
or intermediate plant. It also suggests paying end users to reduce their
demand in peak times. Mark Byrne says that without the need for a new
baseload plant, there is n

]]> By: John James http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/02/06/why-have-iemma-and-costa-woken-the-privatisation-gorilla/#comment-21709 John James Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-21709 "...and the unions that underpin it." Funny, but I thought Kevin Rudd spent the entire campaign denying that proposition. Iemma and Costa believe him. Silly boys! Watch the unions rattle the cage. How much featherbedding in the electricity labour market ? “…and the unions that underpin it.” Funny, but I thought Kevin Rudd spent the entire campaign denying that proposition. Iemma and Costa believe him. Silly boys! Watch the unions rattle the cage. How much featherbedding in the electricity labour market ?

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