'A battery with no plug': Labor backs Snowy 2.0, but calls for more renewable firepower auspol
Larger text size Very large text size Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has put Labor behind Snowy 2.0 - the hydro-electric project green-lighted by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday - but called for an increase in renewable energy to prevent the mega-project from being "a battery with no plug". Mr Morrison on Tuesday revealed that Snowy 2.
"As we transition our energy composition into the future, this project is central to that." "It isn't just about emissions reduction," he said. "But this is about impacting the future of electricity supply in this country." Loading The project, which will cost up to $4.
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