Everyone wants cheaper power, but they don’t always agree on how to get it. Executive Director Tim Wilson sits down with Researcher Thomas Scrimgeour to discuss the government’s $1 billion LNG terminal, which it says will reduce energy costs for consumers.

They reflect on the quality of the public debate so far, from semantics over whether the funding mechanism constitutes a tax, a levy, or something in between, to the arguments for and against the proposal. Thomas concludes by offering some framing for how we should think about the proposal.

The discussion treats the LNG terminal not as a silver bullet, but as a form of insurance for a fragile electricity system facing real risk.

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