❓ Mr. Johnston asks the Minister for Energy if they were wrong to say South Australia has too many wind farms. The Minister denies making that specific statement, clarifying their concern is avoiding over-reliance on intermittent renewable energy sources.
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RENEWABLE
ENERGY
569. Mr W.J. JOHNSTON to the
Minister for Energy:
I ask a supplementary question. Was the minister wrong to say
that South Australia has too many wind farms?
ENERGY
569. Mr W.J. JOHNSTON to the
Minister for Energy:
I ask a supplementary question. Was the minister wrong to say
that South Australia has too many wind farms?
AnswerView source ↗
I did not say they have too many wind farms—no, I did
not. What I said is that we are not going to go down the South Australian route
and build too many wind farms. We are going to have a balanced system. We are
not going to be over-reliant on an intermittent source of energy that does not
contribute at peak load during the summer. That is sensible. That is the way we
are going to do it.
not. What I said is that we are not going to go down the South Australian route
and build too many wind farms. We are going to have a balanced system. We are
not going to be over-reliant on an intermittent source of energy that does not
contribute at peak load during the summer. That is sensible. That is the way we
are going to do it.
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