Key Points
A Rebecca White Labor Government will take urgent action on the cost of living through our Tasmania First energy policy.
Our Tasmania First energy policy means lower power prices for Tasmanians, and a guarantee that Tasmanian power will be used to grow Tasmanian industry and jobs.
In our first 100 days, we will rewrite Hydro’s Ministerial Charter to guarantee Tasmanian households and industries will be prioritised ahead of selling power to the mainland.
Tasmanians have invested in the Hydro for 100 years – and we should get the benefits first.
Labor’s Plan will:
- Put Tasmanians first
- Ensure Tasmanians pay Tasmanian prices for Tasmanian power
- Use our power to support our economy first
Why we need it
The Liberals have been in office for 10 years – and for the entire time they have instructed Hydro that their number one priority is to “generate, trade and sell electricity in the National Electricity Market.
“Tasmanians have invested in the Hydro for 100 years. We should be paying Tasmanian prices for Tasmanian power”
Under the Liberals, it’s been mainland profits first, and Tasmanians second.
It’s why we’re paying mainland prices, and why Tasmanian industries are being told they can’t access the power they need to grow.
The details
A Labor Government will rewrite Hydro Tasmania’s ministerial charter to establish Hydro’s principal purpose as being:
“To support the long-term growth of the Tasmanian economy by generating enough electricity to supply households, businesses and major industries with the power they need now and into the future, at the lowest price in the nation.”
This will work alongside our plan to ensure Tasmanians pay Tasmanian prices for Tasmanian power, by reversing the Liberals’ power price increases.