Jenny McAllister (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the senator for her question. Anyone serious about energy reliability has a serious plan to replace coal and gas and get more firmed renewables into the grid. Anyone serious about tackling Australia's emissions has a serious plan to get more renewables into the grid, and anyone serious about electricity prices would follow the advice of experts and choose the least cost option, not the highest cost option in thinking about our energy future. We are already halfway to our 82 per cent renewables target in the national electricity market. Renewables have increased by 25 per cent, and we have record investment in batteries and storage. It is an ambitious target. There is more to do, and it's why we're backing it in with an expanded Capacity Investment Scheme. It is not convenient for those opposite, but our Reliable Renewables plan is working, and it is bringing more renewables online. (Time expired)