“Clean energy arms race:” NSW Labor promises state-owned body modelled on CEFC

The New South Wales Coalition government and the state Labor opposition have upped the ante on their election campaign promises to accelerate the transition of the country’s biggest and most coal dependent grid to a global leader on wind, solar and storage.

The state heads to the polls in little more than a month (March 25), with Labor currently ahead in most public surveys. The campaign is now bringing new focus on the future of what is regarded as one of the country’s most comprehensive and details transition plans from fossil fuels to clean energy.