Struck by the fact that no other option but the privatised version is considered - even by the commentator.  It has been made clear that privatisation of the power network to date has produced only extra costs to consumers, both in the transmission system (as handed down gold-plated by public utilities at our expense) and the distribution system.

'Competition' has NOT produced the advertised result.

On top of that - he discusses need for extra rooftop solar (and wind) - and yet we are entering a phase where rooftop solar owners are to be slugged for 'providing too much into the grid'.... utter nonsense.... excess vanishes in 'spillage' anyway, as any electrician will tell you.  When it reaches a certain point, a relay trips and the fish jump in the lake or something as a spillage surge goes through....

Of course this 'peak hour' thing will primarily affect rooftop owners during Summer - with longer days  - made worse in the states that have (wait for it) .... Daylight Saving!!  An extra hour of being charged for power you supply free or near free!!

I want batteries and a stand alone system.  Someone somewhere said that the cheapest way to do that was to buy caravan batteries one at a time and connect them up as you go.

Given the choice I'd be out in the bush with a 10Kw or more system and batteries and no connection.  Sick of all this.