Correspondence Between The Member Of Curtin And Minister For Climate Change And Energy.

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Member of Parliament Kate Chaney wrote to Minister Chris Bowen on 14 September 2023 regarding the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) design, advocating for support of long-duration renewable energy storage technologies. Chaney, representing constituent concerns from the Australian Solar Thermal Energy Association, raised questions about whether the proposed CIS would adequately support long-duration energy storage systems (8-15+ hours) such as Concentrating Solar Thermal Power (CSP) and pumped hydro energy storage (PHES), or whether it would preferentially target shorter 4-hour battery storage systems. The correspondence sought assurances that longer-duration technologies would receive equitable treatment regarding income security over their 25-30 year economic life and not face commercial disadvantages due to extended construction timeframes compared to shorter-duration battery alternatives. No departmental response or decision outcome is included in this excerpt. The document type is political correspondence rather