Jun 4, 2026 – 12.38pmOrigin Energy chief executive Frank Calabria has given the starkest warning yet that the huge cost of the transition to low-carbon energy means that the coming dip in electricity prices next financial year is unlikely to be repeated.Calabria said that a 50 per cent surge in the cost of building wind farms since 2020 illustrated the scale of the problem of delivering the large-scale infrastructure needed for the transition.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Soaring energy transition costs point to power bill pain: Origin CEO
Frank Calabria said Australia’s big problem in delivering large-scale infrastructure economically is acting as a “handbrake” on the energy transition.
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