Monday 17 February 2025
Dear Editor,
The Allan Labor Government sold Victorians a dream that the return of the SEC was the silver bullet to solve the energy crisis and provide Victorians with reliable and affordable energy.
Sadly, this has been revealed as another Labor lie. Independent economic agency, Moody’s, has released a detailed report highlighting Victorian power bills are set to increase by 45 to 65 per cent over the next 10 years.
Currently the average Victorian household spends $1310 a year on electricity, so Victorian families will need to find an additional $851 a year to keep the lights on.
The reason for this is simply a result of poor decision making from the Allan Labor Government. The Premier has put all her eggs in one basket by banning gas and pushing all Victorians onto electricity.
To make matters worse, Victoria’s energy grid is becoming less reliable as Labor turns off gas and coal power generation to rely solely on wind and solar.
While in theory this might be a good thing, Victoria simply does not have the infrastructure or the environment to support a 100 per cent weather-dependent energy grid.
The reckless pursuit of relying on renewables alone will not provide Victorians with reliable and affordable energy – in fact it will achieve the opposite.
The Nationals will take a well-thought out and commonsense energy policy to the next state election.
Our policy will utilise gas and renewables in a sensible way that is sustainable for the environment and your household budget.
Danny O’Brien MP
Leader of The Nationals
