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

There are two statistical matters I want to conclude with. The first is that the opposition leader has claimed in the House that the Australian Energy Regulator has stated that the average price for electricity in Sydney has, since the date of the coalition government being elected four years ago, increased by $1,000 per household. That has been his claim. We've noted that. He has not produced any evidence for it, but we've noted it. He has produced no evidence for it. He hasn't cited any publication at all.

In terms of the changing energy mix, I can refer the honourable member to the AEMO's advice to the government of just a few days ago, in September this year. It says that, over the past decade, 5,199 megawatts of base-load generation has retired and has been replaced by 2,895 megawatts of GPG, 273 megawatts of hydro, 91 megawatts of liquid fuel, 2,965 megawatts of wind, 265 megawatts of large-scale solar, 240 megawatts of coal plant expansion and 160 megawatts of other sources of generation such as biomass. I would encourage him to read the rest of the report.

On that note, I ask that further questions be placed on the Notice Paper.

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