Characteristics
- Successful energy market reforms.
- Successful completion of large energy projects
- National regulatory framework established and applied in Tasmania.
- Renewable energy capacity under developed.
- Energy efficiency and conservation measures need enhancement.
- Public and business communities not focused enough on renewable energy potential.
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Key Reforms
- Encourage investment in alternative energy sources.
- Combined electricity and gas planning.
- Develop and deliver cost effective energy efficiency and conservation programs
- Utilise smart grid technology
- Investigate development of a second electricity interconnector with mainland.
- Investigate renewable energy zones.
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Vision Characteristic
- Diverse and predominantly renewable energy resources.
- Energy efficiency and conservation measures in place.
- Competitive market structures and policies provide secure, diverse and competitively priced energy.
- Tasmania's comparative advantage in energy provision leveraged in industry attraction and energy export.
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