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Less politics, more clean energy: Snowy 2.0 is too important to play political football
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Fusion42 · 23 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
The Smart Energy Council emphasises the critical importance of completing the Snowy 2.0 project despite political disputes, highlighting its role as Australia's largest clean power generator and essential energy storage for industrial and domestic demand. They warn that abandoning the project at 65% completion would harm power prices, grid reliability, and industrial confidence.
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You must plan for ongoing delays but not abandonment of Snowy 2.0 as the national clean energy infrastructure will need a completed 2,200 MW storage asset to stabilise power costs and supply for manufacturing. Political shifts won’t stop the industry from relying on large-scale renewables and storage over coal or nuclear.
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