It is not hard to understand why the South Australian government does not want to take any chances over electricity supply. They feel badly let down – in the middle of a storm and in the middle of a heatwave – by the Australian Energy Market Operator, screwed by the profit motive of fossil fuel generators, and betrayed by the federal government.

Queensland is making the most of its reputation as the Sunshine State by leading the national charge into large-scale solar power, the Clean Energy Council said today at the inaugural Large-scale Solar Industry Forum in Brisbane.

You would think that with all the hoo-ha about the scandalous increases in electricity prices that it would have rated some sort of mention in the budget. You know, one of the biggest cost inputs for business being addressed in the government’s economic centrepiece.

The South Australian government has outlined further details of its proposed energy security target and, contrary to expectations, it looks like it will exclude battery storage and make solar and wind farms paired with the technology ineligible to receive credits.