Category: power prices

Gone With the Wind

**** Gone with the wind farm Australian Financial Review Paul Comrie-Thomson 4 October 2013 One thousand new wind turbines a week or 52,000 a year would be needed just to keep pace with India and China’s coal burn. So, where to now in the climate debate? Dieter Helm, CBE, is eminently qualified to write about … Continue reading Gone With the Wind

Miliband off with the pixies as Brits brace for Winter of Discontent

STT has given quite a bit of coverage on how Britain’s insane rush to install hundreds of giant fans has led to power-price-penury in Ol’ Blighty – see our posts here, here and here. But it seems that energy policy hypocrisy in the UK has a new name – “Ed Miliband”. Ed apparently believes Britain … Continue reading Miliband off with the pixies as Brits brace for Winter of Discontent

Coalition Get Set to Scrap the RET

With Tony Abbott's sweep to victory comes the prospect of putting some sense back into Australian energy policy. Here's one of his number - Dennis Jensen - writing in The Australian last Friday. Profitable path to sustainability The Australian Dennis Jensen 27 September, 2013 BJORN Lomborg has stated “if it is not economic, it is … Continue reading Coalition Get Set to Scrap the RET

If Australia wants ANY industry – the RET must go

Australians have a choice - maintain the Renewable Energy Target (RET) or kiss goodbye to what’s left of our manufacturing industry and say bon voyage to our minerals processing sector. The RET is an economic suicide pact which is not only harming the poorest and most vulnerable members of our society, it’s making it impossible … Continue reading If Australia wants ANY industry – the RET must go

Paul’s Epistle to the Australian Electricity Consumer

By popular demand - here’s Paul’s Epistle to Australian power punters. In our last post, Paul Miskelly gave Ian Macfarlane an almighty serve over his apparent sympathy for wind weasels. We’ve been overwhelmed by the number of hits on - and with the responses to - Paul’s extremely well-crafted challenge to the new Industry Minister. … Continue reading Paul’s Epistle to the Australian Electricity Consumer

Macfarlane cops Miskelly Mauling

Ian Macfarlane is now the Minister for Industry, which includes the Energy portfolio. STT receives quite a lot of mail about Macca running way too close to wind weasel outlaws, Infigen (aka Babcock and Brown). Some might call it an “unhealthy” relationship.  Tune in to Alan Jones this week to hear what AJ calls it. … Continue reading Macfarlane cops Miskelly Mauling

The Gambler

On a train bound for nowhere, I met up with a Gambler… A little while back, that great philosopher, Kenny Rogers spelt out the rules for Gamblers in clear and simple terms: You got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, Know when to walk away and know when to run. … Continue reading The Gambler

What was all THAT about? The Great Wind Rush Hangover

Remember country primary school Christmas concerts when you were 5? *** Performer anxiety as you stood up to recite Banjo Paterson’s the Man from Snowy River, off the cuff, to the whole town.  A strangely familiar Father Christmas doling out presents to all the kids in the school.  Gorging on gallons of raspberry cordial, gutsing … Continue reading What was all THAT about? The Great Wind Rush Hangover

Australia dodges an energy price spiral bullet

With the Coalition about to take the reins - and the line up taking control of the Senate next July even more hostile to the great wind power fraud than we could have hoped for - Australia has just dodged a bullet - an energy price spiral bullet, that is. The Coalition is all set … Continue reading Australia dodges an energy price spiral bullet

After a party that was bigger than the end of WWII – STT says: “hats off, Tony”

The “unelectable” Tony Abbott has just been elected - picking up some 18 seats - to end up with a thumping 32 seat majority in the House of Representatives. When we say “thumping” we’re not just talking about the almighty hangovers suffered by the STT crew this morning. Among the 90 seats that the Coalition … Continue reading After a party that was bigger than the end of WWII – STT says: “hats off, Tony”