Turnbull's national energy guarantee a step closer after Jay Weatherill's exit

Departing South Australian premier led resistance to Coalition's policy

The Turnbull government is one step closer to being able to implement its proposed national energy guarantee, courtesy of Jay Weatherill's departure as the South Australian premier after Saturday's state election.

Weatherill led the resistance at the state level to the Turnbull proposal, which will impose new reliability and emissions reduction guarantees on energy retailers and large energy users from 2020.