Energy
News and insights on energy matters impacting Tasmanian communities, from power costs and infrastructure to renewable energy opportunities.
We’ve built our identity as a powerhouse of renewable energy, but we can’t see the same resource twice
For a small state, Tasmania spends a remarkable amount of energy telling itself what it is about to become: a renewable energy superpower and battery of the nation, a premium…
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1 July 2026: Basslink Regulation Day – and What It Really Means
Today marks an historic threshold in Tasmania’s energy story. From 1 July 2026, Basslink – for two decades an unregulated private interconnector – becomes a fully regulated transmission asset controlled…
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Marinus: From Export Dream to Import Reality
The Minister’s recent Talking Point (The Mercury 29th June) and attached as a screen shot below, attempts to recast Project Marinus as a source of “flexibility”, “resilience” and “capability”. These…
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Tasmanian Budget is built on a ‘miraculous’ Hydro Tasmania profit surge
The Truth behind Tasmania’s Budget. For years Treasury has warned that Tasmania is heading toward a fiscal abyss and that only a balanced mix of restraint, revenue measures and structural…
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QON –
Legislative Council, Wednesday 27 May 2026 Ms FORREST question to MINISTER for ENERGY and RENEWABLES, Mr DUIGAN ANSWER: The most appropriate source of advice on the detail of the National…
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My Response to Minister Duigan’s opinion piece in The Mercury 29 April 2026
The Record Speaks for Itself: A Response to Minister Duigan Minister Duigan has again used the Mercury’s opinion pages to characterise my comments and critique of Marinus Link as misinformation.…
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Correspondence from Hydro Tasmania
A response to a series of questions I asked earlier this year has been provided by Hydro Tasmania CEO, Rachel Watson. You can read the response here: [...]Read More... from…
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The story of easy money flowing from Hydro exports needs far greater attention and scrutiny
For years, Tasmanians have been told a simple story about our energy future: build more interconnection, export more power, and share in the benefits of stronger mainland demand and higher…
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Six Months In, Hydro’s “Subdued Year” Looks More Like a Storm Warning
When Hydro Tasmania’s Chair quietly warned of a “subdued year ahead” at last year’s GBE scrutiny hearings, most people probably heard it as corporate modesty – the kind of cautious…
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Hydro’s profit (and ours) will be under water
Six months in, Hydro Tasmania’s “subdued year” looks more like a storm warning When Hydro Tasmania’s chair quietly warned of a “subdued year ahead” at last year’s GBE scrutiny hearings,…
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ABC Drive – 10 February 2026
You can listen to my latest interview on ABC Drive here: [...]Read More... from ABC Drive – 10 February 2026
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Hydro Tasmania: What the Numbers Show – A multi-chapter analysis of operating performance, liquidity, structural risks, and public myths.
Now that Chapter 18 has been posted, the Hydro Explainer series has reached the end of its journey – at least for now. My thanks to everyone who has stayed…
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