Tuesday, 21 June 2022

Narre Warren South electorate

Mr MAAS (Narre Warren South) (14:42): (6417) My constituency question is for the Minister for Solar Homes and concerns the Solar Homes program. Minister, how many households and businesses in Narre Warren South have made the switch to renewable energy through the Solar Homes program? Unfortunately over the last decade we saw a federal government that was so busy denying that climate change exists that they wound back environmental policies and hardly invested anything towards a changeover to renewables. The Victorian Labor government has been doing all the heavy lifting in this state and leading the way with investments in renewable energy infrastructure to ensure that this state can meet its energy needs while pushing Victoria closer to net zero emissions by 2050. The Solar Homes program is a major part of this clean energy revolution, having just ticked over 200 000 rebates for solar panels, batteries and hot water. I would appreciate any further information that the minister can provide on how my constituents in Narre Warren South are embracing the Solar Homes program.