CIS believes the AEMC should aim for principles-based regulation focusing on consumer protection rather than an outcomes-based approach that views increased CER uptake and coordination as an end in itself.
The Centre for Independent Studies welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Australian Energy Regulator’s review of the Cost Benefit …
This paper quantifies the federal government subsidies to the renewables industry over 10 years to financial year 2022-23. It finds that over that time, Australian taxpayers and electricity customers have paid more than $29 billion in subsidies to producers of renewable electricity through federal government schemes.
This paper estimates that including VER as a class of market benefit could enable the approval of additional projects worth up to $508 billion, should proposals to eliminate all emissions be enacted today.
This paper focuses on the question of how Australians have been led to believe two false claims: that renewables are the cheapest and that the cheapest version of a renewables-dominated system is to be built.
The Centre for Independent Studies welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Australian Energy Regulator’s Valuing emissions reduction draft guidance. …
In practice, the cost of nuclear energy depends on policy choices about how a nuclear fleet is planned, procured, and operated. Getting these choices right is key to ensuring nuclear power is attained at a low price.
The Centre for Independent Studies welcomes the opportunity to respond to Transgrid’s Contingent Project Application Stage 2 (CPA2) application for …
The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) welcomes the opportunity to respond to Transgrid’s Material Change in Circumstance (MCC) Assessment Report …
Submission to Draft 2024 Integrated System Plan The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) appreciates the opportunity to provide a submission …
Queensland Labor’s embrace of progressive policies popular with the urban elite meant it had abandoned the regions.
Nuclear energy opponents frequently cite cost and safety as reasons for Australia not to include nuclear plants in our future …
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has exposed deep conflicts in the energy transition by allowing households to continue replacing gas cooktops, …
One of the most common objections to Australia pursuing nuclear power is that it is allegedly too expensive. This claim …
The Energy Minister has claimed the Coalition’s seven proposed nuclear sites will barely make a dint, providing only 3.7% of …
Mark Twain famously quipped that “Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable”. Energy Minister Chris Bowen is certainly entitled …
Chris Bowen’s recently released National Energy Performance Strategy is yet another example of the Energy Minister promising bill relief while …
Our energy ministers have time and time again promised Australians lower energy bills as a direct result of flooding the …
In this compelling debate, Aidan Morrison from the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) and Simon Holmes à Court, a leading …
Have you ever wondered why your energy bills keep going up when the government promised they would go down? A …
Join Dr. Chris Keefer, host of the renowned Decouple podcast and founder of Canadians for Nuclear Energy, for a deep …
John Anderson, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, and Aidan Morrison Director of Energy at the Centre for Independent Studies …
Is nuclear energy really double the cost of renewables? That’s what all the headlines say, but this soundbite doesn’t hold …
Alan Finkel, former Chief Scientist of Australia, and Aidan Morrison Director of Energy at the Centre for Independent Studies discuss …
Aidan Morrison joined Rob Forsyth on this week’s episode of Liberalism in Question. He argues that Australia shouldn’t take any …
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Earlier this year, the Australian energy ministers quietly introduced a shadow carbon price. We’ve done the maths — this could …