One million homes in NSW could be powered by renewable energy and more electricity could flow to South Australia and Western Australia, under a deal struck between the federal and state governments. The deal is part of the taxpayer-funded Capacity Investment Scheme, unveiled by the Commonwealth in November.
"We are getting on with the job of delivering practical solutions to keep the lights on for households and businesses using the cheapest, cleanest form of power – reliable renewable energy," he said. "The rain doesn't always fall, but we always have water on tap because we store it for when we need it – our energy plan does just the same thing for reliable renewables.