Coalition’s nuclear plan to switch off solar for up to 3 million homes


New analysis from the Smart Energy Council shows the introduction of seven nuclear reactors to Australia will shut down solar panels in millions of households.

Smart Energy Council Chief Executive John Grimes says the true extent of the impact of nuclear power on Australian solar families has been hidden until now.

“Nuclear power can’t be switched off, meaning it keeps pushing power into the grid regardless of whether it is the most expensive form of energy, or it’s even needed,” he said.

“That is bad news for Australian solar homes.”

Read the full story over at the Smart Energy Council

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