Electricity retailers could defer emissions reductions under Coalition plan

Discussion paper proposes national energy guarantee ‘flexibility’ by deferring proportion of obligations

Electricity retailers could be allowed to defer a proportion of their emissions reductions obligations under the Turnbull government’s national energy guarantee to give the energy sector time to adjust to the new regime.

The deferral idea is floated in a new discussion paper about the guarantee prepared by the Energy Security Board to kick off consultations about how the Turnbull government’s proposal would work – assuming the Neg gets the backing of state governments.

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