Labor has promised $150 million to support new large scale renewable generation and solar power in schools as part of its push for solar across the state in the latest round of election commitments.
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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk launched the Powering Queensland’s Future Plan on Sunday, while touring the Clare Solar Farm project in Ayr.
“We are committed to our transition to at least 50 per cent renewable energy in Queensland by 2030,” Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said.
“Our Powering Queensland’s Future Plan (delivers) delivering more of the cheapest form of new generation – renewables sooner to complement our young and efficient fleet of coal and gas-fired generation.”
Under the plan there will be $97 million for solar schools, $50 million down payment for a new solar thermal power plant, $1 million study for renewable solutions for the Daintree and $3.6 million to help decarbonise remote communities
The Premier said they would establish a new publically owned CleanCo with a mandate to deliver 1000MW of renewable energy with a focus on flexible dispatchable generation.
Meanwhile the LNP said they would scrap the 50 percent renewable target if elected.
The commitment was in its cheaper energy policy released last week.
Under the plan, Queensland’s generators would be restructured to increase competition, executive bonuses would be frozen, the regulated asset base would be written down by $2 billion, renewable subsidies would be reduced and they would built a “high efficiency, low-emissions coal-fired power station” in North Queensland.
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Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
