John Williams (NSW, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

Minister, in relation to the increase in cost of electricity under the proposals of the government in this legislation, have you done any modelling? My concern is with commercial ventures such as abattoirs and those sorts of businesses. With the proposed legislation, have you done any modelling and can you inform the Senate of what expected price rises we may see in electricity? I asked that in all seriousness, as it is one of my concerns. Even though I support renewable energy—the more renewables we can use, the more finite resources we can leave for future generations—I just have some concerns over the actual costs or the projection of increased costs of electricity because of this legislation.