Why not spend $2.7b on solar & batteries instead? (thekaka.substack.com)

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Govt to pay up to $180m/year or $2.7b over 15 years to lease LNG re-gasification plant, paid for by $15-$30 'levy' per household per year. That $2.7b would build four Benmore Dams worth of electricity

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[-] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 1 points 2 months ago

Why not? It doesn't line the pockets of their donors.

this post was submitted on 10 Feb 2026

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