Will Hodgman says plan before Arena would make Tasmania ‘the renewable energy battery of the nation’, but funding only extends to feasibility study

Malcolm Turnbull and Will Hodgman
Malcolm Turnbull and Will Hodgman. Proposals are before the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to expand Tasmania’s hydro power industry and add 2,500MW in pumped hydro storage to the grid. Photograph: Heath Holden/Getty Images