Josh Frydenberg says Jay Weatherill’s government wants a ‘much lower threshold’ to intervene in national electricity market
The South Australian government’s plan to direct energy market operators on gas supply and intervene with the national regulator during periods of high demand could be in contravention of the national electricity market.
The federal government is taking advice on the SA Labor government’s plans, announced on Tuesday, to address the state’s ongoing power outages.
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