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Clean energy is the fastest way to bring down bills

This election our power bills are on the ballot, how will you vote?

This November, Victoria faces a real choice about energy and what it costs. Clean energy from the wind and sun is already the cheapest power – and while some parties plan to build more of what’s working, others are determined to take us backwards. Here’s what you should know before you vote. 

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Pledge to vote for affordable, homegrown clean energy this election and we’ll send you a reminder before you vote, with updates on where the parties stand.

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Clean energy is the only thing working to keep bills down

Without the clean energy already in the system – now generating around half our electricity – the average household bill would have been $417 higher in 2024, a cost of $3.8 billion nationally. 

Clean energy is already working for all of us, by putting low-cost energy into our electricity grid. For households who have been able to install solar, switch from gas to electric appliances and add a battery, the savings go up. Nearly a million Victorian households are saving an average of $1,500 a year with rooftop solar. Add a battery and those savings climb to around $2,300. For the average fossil-fuelled Victorian household, going fully electric, with solar, a battery and an EV can save up to $4,100 a year. 

Clean energy won’t fix everything, outdated market rules and big energy companies profiteering are driving bills up too. But right now, it’s the only thing actually working to counter expensive coal and gas and shield us from price hikes from global disruption, and building more of it, faster, is the best way to lower bills. 

Expensive fossil fuels and an unfair system are driving bills up. The next government’s job is simple: get more clean energy built, faster, and make sure every Victorian shares in the savings.

 

 

Why are power bills so high?

Voting for cheaper, cleaner energy

As you weigh up your vote, it’s worth asking every candidate one question: are they backing clean energy, or protecting the interests of the coal and gas companies driving prices up?  

Stalling the roll out of cheaper, cleaner energy could cost the average household an extra $449 a year by 2030. And when energy is expensive, it drives up prices across our whole economy.

Jess Wilson and Pauline Hanson, backed by mining billionaire Gina Rinehart, have already made their approach clear: they want to throttle our growing clean energy industry and keep us dependent on coal and gas. That means abandoning the transmission projects that carry cheap renewable power to our homes, blocking wind on land and at sea, and leaving us exposed to global fuel shocks and price-gouging. 

Cost of living is the single biggest voting issue for Victorians, and energy bills are a big part of that pinch, so expect it to be front and centre as more candidates are announced and campaigning ramps up. 

Pledge to vote for affordable, homegrown clean energy this election, and we’ll send you a reminder before you vote, with updates on where the major parties stand.

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This election is a choice: keep building the clean energy that’s bringing bills down, or hand more control to the coal and gas companies making mega-profits while our prices soar.  

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