AUSTRALIAN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION PRESS STATEMENT
ANALYSIS from the Australian Conservation Foundation has found for just one-fifth of the Coalition’s nuclear price tag, the government could install rooftop solar on every house in the country that doesn’t already have it.*
And for less than half (42%) of the $331 billion, the government could also install a battery system on every Australian house that doesn’t already have one.
“For just a fraction of what the Coalition says its nuclear ideas will cost, the government could pay for the installation of rooftop solar on every house in Australia, saving households $1,300 a year and generating clean, sustainable energy to power our homes far sooner,” ACF CEO Kelly O’Shanassy said.
“The CSIRO’s GenCost work and multiple independent analyses consistently rank nuclear as Australia’s most expensive energy option.
Read the full statement at ACF