In the wake of South Australias wild weather and state-wide blackout, both Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg have emphasised the importance of energy security.
Turnbull stated that the blackout was a wake-up call, suggesting that reliance on renewables places very different strains and pressures on a grid than traditional coal-fired power.
The assumption that these politicians and others are working off is that South Australias wind industry has reduced the states energy security.
But do these politicians really know what energy security means in a modern energy landscape?
