Wednesday, 4 February 2026
Questions without notice and ministers statements
Ministers statements: State Electricity Commission
Ministers statements: State Electricity Commission
Lily D’AMBROSIO (Mill Park – Minister for Climate Action, Minister for Energy and Resources, Minister for the State Electricity Commission) (14:16): I am very excited to inform the house that the brand new Frankston Hospital is now being powered by the SEC, with 100 per cent renewable electricity, as are the fantastic new Metro Tunnel, the record 19 brand new schools just opened for term 1 and public schools, hospitals, trams and trains right across our state. They are powered by cheap and reliable renewable electricity thanks to the SEC. Spending less on power bills means more money for our schools, our health services and the things that matter most to Victorians, just like our government’s focus on Victorians’ household budgets. Just last week I was out in the Latrobe Valley talking about the latest SEC project, the Delburn wind farm. It is the first SEC project in Gippsland since the SEC was sold off 30 years ago.
Danny O’Brien interjected.
The SPEAKER: Leader of the Nationals, this is your last warning.
Lily D’AMBROSIO: It is investments such as these that are keeping Victoria ahead of other states when it comes to replacement renewable energy and lower power bills. The latest AEMO data, released just last week, confirms that Victoria achieved the lowest average wholesale power prices in the country last year. Because of our increased renewables, Victoria’s agenda is delivering cheaper bills. That is the evidence-based convention. Others would want to hold conventions to spread misinformation that takes Victorians backwards on renewables and would send Victoria’s power bills through the roof. That is called a misinformation convention, on a platform with One Nation to boot. Only the Allan Labor government will continue to help Victorians with the cost of living, building that cheap, affordable renewable energy that will not only keep the lights on but keep Victoria ahead of all the other states when it comes to those power bills, helping every single Victorian, no matter where they live across this state.