Article 65AP6 Power to the people: it’s not an alternate universe, Australia can make energy a shared commodity | Peter Lewis

Power to the people: it’s not an alternate universe, Australia can make energy a shared commodity | Peter Lewis

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Peter Lewis
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Voters want energy networks that support the public good and governments to be accountable for power supply

Just for one moment let's teleport ourselves to a parallel universe where our energy network is a publicly owned asset that exists purely to support the common good.

In this universe, global conglomerates never convinced state governments in most parts of Australia that to build a viable national grid they had to gold-plate their networks and then sell them to the superior management teams in the C-suite.

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