Alinta Energy boss Jeff Dimery has thrown cold water on plans to replace coal-fired plants with nuclear power.
The comments came during a National Press Club address in which Mr Dimery also said consumers should brace for higher energy costs as the country transitioned away from fossil fuels. These included the chance that electric vehicles powered by rooftop solar panels could largely or totally eliminate petrol bills, and slashing electricity costs by shifting demand to the middle of the day.In a wide-ranging speech on the energy transition to date, Mr Dimery said Australia had secured all the "easy wins" that were available and it was mostly "hard wins lie ahead of us".
It was a similar story with high-voltage power lines, which the federal government was helping to fund through its $20 billion Rewiring the Nation policy.
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