The Minns Labor Government’s Minister for Energy, Penny Sharpe, has sensationally acknowledged that energy prices in NSW have gone up 20 per cent, despite wholesale prices dropping by 50 per cent.
Under questioning at Budget Estimates, Minister Sharpe said the price increase was funding Labor’s botched renewables rollout.
Shadow Minister for Energy James Griffin said energy prices continue to go up under Chris Minns and Penny Sharpe, yet they are unwilling to accept any valid criticism of their energy policies.
“People have every right to be angry at the lack of urgency the Minns Labor Government continues to show for households and businesses that are paying massive energy bills,” Mr Griffin said.
Member for Badgerys Creek, Tanya Davies, demanded transparency and fairer energy prices for our community.
“People across Badgerys Creek are crying out for cheaper, more reliable energy, and under the Minns Labor Government, they’re getting neither,” Ms Davies said.