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Monday, August 14, 2017

Energy 98, Wind-lover S. Australia has highest electricity rates in the world

Reposting some recent news here, will have only one-sentence comment at the bottom.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-28/sa-has-most-expensive-power-prices-in-the-world/8658434


http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-16/origin-follows-agl-in-announcing-energy-price-hike/8624348

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-27/sa-recycling-business-power-bills-rise-causing-closure/8654638

https://stopthesethings.com/2017/08/13/power-prices-in-wind-powered-south-australia-double-the-price-of-power-in-nuclear-powered-france/

Power Prices in Wind ‘Powered’ South Australia Double the Price of Power in Nuclear Powered France

August 13, 2017 by stopthesethings 

Governments should step back from energy cronyism and climate alarmism, picking "winners" like wind companies while penalizing energy consumers.
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See also:
Energy 95, Al Gore's $15-T carbon tax racket, May 12, 2017 
Energy 96, ACEF 2017 at ADB, panel on private sector in renewables, June 09, 2017 
Energy 97, Solar can replace coal power in the PH? July 03, 2017
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