Marie Vitelli

Senate inquiry into energy planning, my 10 point plan to energy security & sustainability: 1. Stand alone / off grid micro systems should be encouraged particularly in regional areas - home solar exporting to grids when power is abundant & importing when it's scarce is not sustainable 3. Solar belongs on rooftops / carparks & built environments, close to consumption minimising transmission loss - not on farm land or conservation land 4. Build real not pumped hydro - that also provides water for our cities & farmers 5. Maintain our existing assets! 6. Invest in R&D in simple technology that improves energy efficiency in manufacturing & living, cogeneration, trigeneration, waste heat recovery, gravity etc etc..... 7. Energy is a utility. Get rid of fake "markets" that are only serving as wealth transfer & costing our consumers more & subsidies for companies that provide non-firmed power. 8. Invest in new efficient coal, gas & nuclear secure power. Our critical resources must be available to Australians first & have a plan for our long term future resource security. 9. Expect the same standards of our imports that we expect of our manufacturers & primary producers - otherwise we are just exporting a problem. Manufacture more in Australia, exporting our coal & iron ore and importing our steel is not emissions friendly. 10. Encourage environmentalism we can all be involved in - energy savings via education, innovation, standards and good old fashioned values of conserving.