Senate debates

Thursday, 2 July 2026

Questions without Notice

Sovereign Capability

2:27 pm

Photo of Tim AyresTim Ayres (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Industry and Innovation) | Hansard source

It absolutely underscores the importance of the task that the government is engaged in, delivering on Australia's energy security requirements. In the electricity system, record renewables are replacing fossil fuels, particularly coal, making our grid cheaper, more reliable and cleaner to run. Since May, we have added over 22 gigawatts of renewables, wind and solar to the grid. Almost 455,000 cheaper home batteries, 12 gigawatts of usable capacity, is leading lower wholesale prices and almost 100 times the energy storage capacity of South Australia's Hornsdale big battery, built over eight years ago in this program.

Every step along the way, whether it's on fuel, whether it's on electricity— (Time expired)

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