Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Education and Training) Share this | Hansard source

As I was explaining to Senator Cameron, all of that modelling, all of the underpinning assumptions and all of the data spreadsheets related to it are available on the COAG Energy Council website for Senator Cameron, Senator Di Natale and anyone else to have a look at those assumptions, that modelling and the outcomes. That modelling clearly shows that the NEG will work in a way that gives Australia energy reliability and the energy mix that we require for people to have the confidence to invest in businesses; for households to know that, when they flick the switch, the lights will go on; for households to know that their prices will, on average, be around $550 lower than would otherwise be the case, because of the work that the NEG's undertaking; and for businesses to know that wholesale energy prices would be around 20 per cent lower. That's because it works as part of a suite of policy measures.