Malcolm Roberts (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

  (i) the Energy Security Board stated in January 2021 that the system security of the power grid is at a critical status after the influx of renewable energy into the system,

  (ii) in February:

(A) the River Thames froze for the first time in over 50 years,

(B) hundreds of United States cities recorded their coldest temperatures in decades,

(C) wind turbines in Texas froze solid, and

(D) solar panels in Germany were blanketed in snow,

  (iii) naturally variable weather events place serious strain on power grids,

  (iv) relying on weather-dependent power generation to save us from weather events is a recipe for power failure, and

  (v) reliable baseload power is essential to provide safety and security for Australians; and

(b) calls on the Government to urgently commence the construction of reliable, baseload power generation.