Geologist Ian Plimer slams the announcement of community batteries over “reliable cheap electricity”.

This follows Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen announcing the launch of a community battery for North Epping.

“We used to have a time when we all sat in our houses with reliable cheap electricity,” Mr Plimer told Sky News host Rita Panahi.

“Now we have batteries … and they last a few minutes,” Mr Plimer joked.