Conscious Living Magazine

Privacy issues, health concerns and national security warnings are intertwined as power companies and the state government face smart meter problems in Victoria. Martin Oliver reports.   

Australia is close to being the world’s top per-capita producer of carbon emissions, and you don’t have to look hard to see why. Electricity generation is dominated by coal-fired power stations, which make up 80 per cent of the mix, with gas being a further 11 per cent.