Cheaper energy

We commit to making energy as cheap as possible for all Australians.

Nuclear power

Nuclear power could replace coal-fired power stations in a few decades, but it would be much more expensive than renewables.

All credible studies show adding Nuclear Fission power stations to Australia’s grid would take decades and drive up energy prices. Consider the cost blowouts of the $US 57 Billion Hinkley C Project (Youtube) in the UK, which (unlike Australia) has decades of experience with nuclear power developments.

Nuclear fusion

Nuclear Fusion power is making significant progress and could provide power economically in the future. We should not start building nuclear fission plants in the meantime.

Cheaper power

Renewables boom, fossil declines while nuclear flatlines

We will speed up the replacement of the old coal plants with renewables and accelerate electrification of transport, households and business. Gas and Coal have been the big drivers of rising energy prices of late, although Australia still has above-average energy affordability compared to other OECD countries.

To get more cheap energy to the market faster we would acquire sites for renewable energy generation and new electricity transmission lines.*

We should also convert the existing diesel fuel subsidy into a farm & truck electrification subsidy.

(*Excluding Conservative Electorates – see One Country, Two Systems)

Farming the sun and wind

Solar panels have been shown to enhance productivity of farmland used for livestock (Image: ABC)

As the climate deteriorates traditional farming of crops and livestock will become increasingly marginal.

Mixing renewable energy with farming will be essential to keep farms viable, supply energy and produce food.*

(*Excluding Conservative Electorates – see One Country, Two Systems)

Land needed to replace coal-fired power with solar (Solar energy council)

Lower fuel prices

Electricity is the cheapest fuel.

We would strongly encourage the sale of new EV’s and recharging infrastructure.

Fast chargers should be available at all petrol stations and public car parks. This could be encouraged with tax incentives.

See Fuel security page.

Australian electricity prices

Currently our power prices are about average. (Turkey is cutting back subsidies now as it was costing too much)

Electricity prices across the OECD (Australian Energy Council)

See more at Australian Energy Council.

No connection fees and flat rates

We would not allow connection fees for electricity and gas (and water, phones, etc.). All billing would have to be based on actual usage to encourage conservation of the resource and reward more frugal households.

Energy companies would have to offer flat rates per unit of energy instead of giving discounts to big consumers.

Restricting data centres

AI Data Centers consume vast amounts of energy and water to produce fake videos and disinformation.

The amount of water required to cool Sydney’s data centres is projected to be the same as needed for Canberra within a decade.

If companies want to build them they also need to build the renewable power to run them and use seawater to cool them down, not drinking water.

We would increase taxation of industrial-scale use of fresh water.