House debates

Wednesday, 18 October 2023

Questions without Notice

Renewable Energy

3:14 pm

Photo of Allegra SpenderAllegra Spender (Wentworth, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. Households are struggling with their power bills because of high fossil fuel prices. The best way to reduce these is by helping them electrify with cheaper renewable energy, but it's not easy, particularly for those who rent. In the US, the Inflation Reduction Act provides incentives of $14,000 to every household to electrify, and it's making a huge difference. Will the minister put households at the centre of Australia's response to the IRA, and will this include specific support for renters, like the measures I proposed recently?

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