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Mike Cannon-Brookes ready to take on PM’s energy challenge — without a gas-fired plant – ABC News
When tech entrepreneur Mike Cannon-Brookes heard Scott Morrison challenge the private sector to come up with an alternative to a new gas-fired power station yesterday, he called up Elon Musk.
Australian billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes says he is ready to meet the Prime Minister’s energy challenge to supply cheap dispatchable power but he does not want to do it using gas.
Key points:
- Prime Minister Scott Morrison says 1,000 megawatts of new power is needed to keep energy prices low
- Mr Morrison says if the private sector does not have a plan by April 2021, his Government will build a gas-fired plant
- Michael Cannon-Brookes says the Government should put the cha…
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