Comment Lowering cost of the electricity bill (Score 1) 944
I wonder if this has more to do with lowering the cost of consumer's electricity bills.
Australia's electricity supply is generated predominantly by coal and so produces huge quantities of carbon emissions. Australia still has plenty of coal in the ground and is keen to support the coal industry as a provider of jobs and exports.
The current Federal Government is pushing ahead with plans to retrofit coal power stations with 'clean coal technology' - which generally isn't actually burning clean coal, but involves scrub the emsission and storing the carbon. Claims this will increase power bills by 15-30% for consumers has been met with outrage in the media. If the a move to CFLs can save consumers even 5% (possibly more?) on their electricity bill it may help mute criticsm of the costs of cleaner powerstations.
Australia's electricity supply is generated predominantly by coal and so produces huge quantities of carbon emissions. Australia still has plenty of coal in the ground and is keen to support the coal industry as a provider of jobs and exports.
The current Federal Government is pushing ahead with plans to retrofit coal power stations with 'clean coal technology' - which generally isn't actually burning clean coal, but involves scrub the emsission and storing the carbon. Claims this will increase power bills by 15-30% for consumers has been met with outrage in the media. If the a move to CFLs can save consumers even 5% (possibly more?) on their electricity bill it may help mute criticsm of the costs of cleaner powerstations.
