Article 60XJN Net zero nuance: commentary on decarbonising the grid misses the mark on batteries and nuclear | Temperature Check

Net zero nuance: commentary on decarbonising the grid misses the mark on batteries and nuclear | Temperature Check

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Graham Readfearn
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One claim from the past week is based on a nuclear plant that hasn't been built and another confuses the role of battery storage

Commentary on decarbonising Australia's electricity network seems to be heading towards net zero nuance, with questionable claims about the costs of batteries and nuclear power in the past week.

One claim relies on an estimate of the cost of a multibillion-dollar nuclear plant that doesn't exist yet, and another puts a multitrillion-dollar figure against the cost of building batteries.

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