Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

At Pelican Point—I thank the minister. They have closed both of those and they have a very heavy reliance, therefore, on wind energy. Windmills produce electricity. I make no criticism of wind energy, but it is intermittent, and what this has done is increase the dependence of South Australia on the interconnector with Victoria—and do you know where that energy from Victoria comes from? Burning brown coal, the most emissions intensive form of generating energy in Australia. This is the absurdity and the hypocrisy of the South Australian approach. You say, 'Yes, we're getting rid of fossil fuel fired sources in South Australia'—

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