Nicolle Flint (Boothby, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

what he is doing to our power situation in South Australia, where we now have reliance on renewables of 40 per cent of our overall power supply. The Premier said:

We are running a big international experiment right now … We have got a long, skinny transmission system and we will soon have 50 per cent renewable energy, including a lot of wind and some solar … We want to get as close to 100 per cent renewable power as possible … We know there are challenges here. But with big risks, go big opportunities.

We know the result of this big experiment. It has been an absolute disaster for our state. It is a disaster for my residents and a disaster for my businesses. I call on those opposite to abandon their 50 per cent renewable energy target, which is going to put my residents and businesses in even more danger.

I note the member for Port Adelaide, who put up this matter of public importance for discussion, has described blackout after blackout as 'hiccups'. Quite frankly, that is a disgraceful thing to say when my businesses and residents are at risk and suffering in so many ways.

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