Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries) Share this | Hansard source

The coalition government is a strong advocate of reliable generation to complement and balance renewables and help deliver affordable, reliable power for Australian consumers. This is why we committed to Snowy 2.0, which will deliver 2,000 megawatts of fast-start, dispatchable energy and provide 350,000 megawatt hours of large-scale storage. This is also why we will support a new gas fired generator in the Hunter Valley to replace Liddell if the private sector doesn't step up. It will provide the flexible generation we need to secure our electricity grid and put downward pressure on prices. We need more of the firmed generation that technologies like gas and hydro provide that will keep prices low and the lights on.

Question agreed to.