Publications reached a record this year, with the release of 37 research papers plus 20 submissions to government and official …
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Studies welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Australian Energy Regulator’s Valuing emissions reduction draft guidance.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 …
It is crucial in a public policy debate to maintain a civil discourse that engages robustly with evidence and analysis, …
With the federal election looming, the already heated debate over Australia’s energy future is set to intensify. Last month, the …
Coal and gas royalty payments from mining companies are a major revenue stream for state governments; and those royalties help …
Amid the political fight over the Coalition’s nuclear plan, the flaws in the federal government’s own renewables-driven energy models – …
If ant-gas campaigns succeed, Australia could face a wave of blackouts due to the inherent downtime in renewable energy sources like wind and solar.
One good reason to have a controllable supply of electricity at our disposal is to help us cope with the …
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 CSIRO just dropped a new draft of their annual GenCost report which claims renewables once again have the lowest …
Politicians love telling Australians that renewables are the cheapest form of energy, and none more than energy minister Chris Bowen. …
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 …