Via Reneweconomy:
Victoria has announced a dramatic intervention – and set the stage for an interesting COAG meeting of state energy ministers next month – after announcing a split from national electricity rules in a bid to fast-track urgent grid upgrades and to unlock more large-scale renewables and encourage more big batteries.
Victoria energy minister Lily D’Ambrosio said on Tuesday that the state Labor government had decided to seek amendments to the National Electricity (Victoria) Act 2005 to override the current “complex and outdated” national regulatory regime.