Draft Energy Strategy

The Government has announced its draft energy strategy.

A lot of it is just reviews and discussions. Some specifics are:

* Increase competition in the electricity market by reducing restrictions on generation and retailing by lines companies
* A proposed requirement for major electricity generators to prepare triple bottom line reporting, including greenhouse gas emission inventories
* Establishing a contestable fund to support the early deployment of marine-based electricity generation such as wave or tidal, worth $8 million over four years
* Assessment of two price-based measures (emissions trading and greenhouse gas charges)

A long way removed from the rhetoric about the mythical carbon neutrality she aspires to.