Do you remember this Guardian headline? theguardian.com/australia-news… Pretty ambitious, right? Pretty obvious? The transition is on track and "inevitable"? 1/6
A lot of folks tweeted this awesome headline. twitter.com/search?q=https… I suggest much fewer searched up the source article & read it carefully. reputex.com/research-insig… 2/6 
So, the analysis isn't public but the analysts' article is emphatic about the assumptions that
a) Snowy 2.0 is online in 2025 - a storage option facing headwinds from many influential commentators as well as environmentalists 3/6
a) Snowy 2.0 is online in 2025 - a storage option facing headwinds from many influential commentators as well as environmentalists 3/6
b) Queensland would lead dramatic expansion of renewable energy generation - however, "In 2019 construction commitments to large wind and solar farms in Queensland completely dried-up." wattclarity.com.au/articles/2019/… 4/6
This doesn't mean 50% is out of reach. My own analysis tells me it'll take the equivalent of
~3x Bulgana Windfarm bulganagreenpowerhub.com.au/overview/
>4x Solar River pv-magazine.com/2019/02/05/mas…
built per year to get there. These projects include batteries. We need to see how firm they are. 5/6
~3x Bulgana Windfarm bulganagreenpowerhub.com.au/overview/
>4x Solar River pv-magazine.com/2019/02/05/mas…
built per year to get there. These projects include batteries. We need to see how firm they are. 5/6
And we need this ambition. But it's only half-way, it's only electricity, & we still deny ourselves all of the tools. Targets are great, but as Queensland likely shows, underpinning it with robust mechanisms is indispensable. 6/6
