While the Coalition conjures nuclear as a “non-left” alternative to wind and solar, Australia is establishing itself as a world leader in variable renewables.
That’s one of the big advantages solar has - anyone can put up half a dozen solar panels.
You can’t build 0.001% of a nuclear power station in your backyard. Or a coal power plant, for that matter. So those are under the control of government and industry in a way that solar isn’t.
So while the coalition government was talking up coal power, Australians were ignoring them and installing solar themselves, a few panels at a time.
That’s one of the big advantages solar has - anyone can put up half a dozen solar panels.
You can’t build 0.001% of a nuclear power station in your backyard. Or a coal power plant, for that matter. So those are under the control of government and industry in a way that solar isn’t.
So while the coalition government was talking up coal power, Australians were ignoring them and installing solar themselves, a few panels at a time.