Panel will examine settings for the national electricity market to ensure it aids investment in clean energy after target expires
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The Albanese government has launched a review of how the main power grid can accelerate the take-up of renewables when existing support ends. It ruled out examining the imposition of a carbon price on the nation’s biggest polluting sector.
The federal energy minister, Chris Bowen, on Tuesday revealed the review’s terms of reference and its four-person panel, chaired by energy veteran Tim Nelson. It will report back by the end of 2025 – well after the next federal election.
