House debates Questions without Notice

Energy

Thursday, 27 November 2025 House of Representatives

Chris Bowen

Chris Bowen McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Energy

2:24 pm

I thank the member for the question. My message to his constituents and to the people of Victoria is that we will continue to work without reservation to put downward pressure on energy prices by introducing more of the cheapest and most reliable forms of energy.

The fact is that in Victoria the wholesale price of electricity in May 2022 was $233 a megawatt hour; it is today $77 a megawatt hour over the last quarter. The retail increase in Victoria that wasn't known for the 2022 election—

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