Senate debates

Tuesday, 12 September 2017

Questions without Notice

Energy

2:59 pm

Photo of Kim CarrKim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader for Science) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. The Australian Energy Market Commission has recently admitted that moving to a five-minute settlement for electricity:

… flows through to lower wholesale costs, which should lead to lower electricity prices…

Given the Prime Minister has promised the Australian people he will do all in his power to lower electricity prices, when will the government instruct AEMC to implement this critical reform?

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