Note to Nationals: no, the ACCC didn't say build more coal plants | Katharine Murphy

In the watchdog's advice on solving our energy woes, the word coal doesn't figure. Neither does baseloadWe need to start this weekend with coal, because it's one of those propositions that plays in Canberra on an endless loop.For more than a year, Australia's competition watchdog has been examining the state of Australia's electricity market in an effort to unravel the various factors behind the high energy prices that are causing consumers and businesses so much angst. Continue reading...