Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) | Hansard source

Senator, you would have heard me say to the Greens, when they sought higher targets, that this is a big transition. We accept that. The advice I have—and I'll see if I can get anything further—is that we have had a 25 per cent increase in renewable generation in the national electricity market since 2022. We have 4.6 gigawatts of new generation and storage, which is part of the operator's outlook since their last report. We've had 6.8 gigawatts of new generation approved, up from 4.2 gigawatts. As at the end of 2023, 27 utility-scale batteries are under construction, and 5.9 gigawatts— (Time expired)