Nationals say renewables can't meet energy needs without fossil support. But do the claims firm up? | Temperature Check

David Littleproud and Matt Canavan have turned the scare rhetoric up to 11, but the energy market operator has already accounted for much of their criticismsFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastAustralia's electricity networks are going through a revolution, with massive solar and wind farms, huge batteries and new hydro-electric plants pushing out coal and gas.If necessity (read: the climate crisis) is the mother of invention, then getting our energy without burning fossil fuels is the only idea on the drawing board. Continue reading...