Hollie Hughes (NSW, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention) Share this | Hansard source

A letter has been received from Senator Van:

Pursuant to standing order 75, I propose that the following matter of public importance be submitted to the Senate for discussion:

"Australia's renewable energy capacity is being severely underutilised, with wind and solar is currently being curtailed on average 16% per day. That is a huge amount of clean, renewable energy not being delivered to consumers and industrial users. This wasted green energy is not going into the grid, being stored or fuelling industry and not helping us meet our emissions targets. Australia should focus on optimising the existing transmission and distribution networks to empower clean energy use near the point of generation."

Is the proposal supported?

More than the number of senators required by the standing orders having risen in their places—

With the concurrence of the Senate, the clerks will set the clock in line with the informal arrangements by the whips.