Energy policy
Jacinta ERMACORA (Western Victoria) (19:18): (1522) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Energy and Resources Lily D’Ambrosio. As Victorian households face cost-of-living pressures, decreasing energy costs for families makes a significant difference to budgets. Victoria’s wholesale prices are consistently the lowest in the nation, and they are forecast to remain lower in the future because of our leading investment in cheap, government-owned renewable energy – the cheapest form of new-build energy. My request for the minister is to provide details of how much less Victorians will pay to private energy companies on their bills compared to other states following the Victorian default offer draft decision on 13 March, which is from the independent Essential Services Commission.