Tasmania has approximately 290 000 electricity customers in total. Victoria has 2 900 000 customers. Tasmania has 10 times fewer electricity customers.
You said previously that Marinus is going to bring down wholesale electricity prices. If that's the case, won't that bring down Hydro Tasmania profits as well?
Despite the questions that were asked both by the Opposition and the Greens this morning there is still no clarity on the finances for the Marinus Link project.
Tasmanians woke up today to news of the $3.5 billion deal to deliver Marinus Link plus a $1 billion loan for energy infrastructure upgrades.
The flooding of a third of Pakistan, which we have all been witness to, has occurred at just 1.2 degrees of global heating.
The federal election was a comprehensive vote for climate action, and it really spoke about the nine years of failure by the Liberals at the federal level.
Victoria is investing in big battery infrastructure, as are our other states and territories, and we now have wind generation going into Bass Strait.
The Liberals’ latest Marinus Link announcement again fails to give any important information about who would pay for a second interconnector.
The Australian Energy Market operator has drawn up a list of projects that could be actionable for funding.
Large scale investment in renewable energy is crucial to rapidly decarbonise our economy.