Australian Energy Minister Chris Bowen faces backlash over soaring power prices, which contradict his election promise of an 18% decrease. A Sydney radio host highlights the dramatic increase, attributing it to Bowen's alleged influence on the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) to favor his renewable energy targets.
‘Living in la la land’: Energy Minister Chris Bowen taken to task for '280 per cent' jump in power prices despite election promise
Highlighting the issue on Monday, 2GB breakfast host Ben Fordham said the evidence was now in and it proved Australia’s Energy Minister was “living in green la la land”. “That means it hasn't gone down. That means wholesale power has gone up by 140 per cent when you compare January 2021 with January 2025,” he said.Comparing the average wholesale electricity price of electricity in NSW during the first nine days of February in 2021 was $34.70 while the average for the first nine days of February 2025 was $131.99.
“One of the reasons is because Chris Bowen is directing public servants to skew their modelling in favour of his plan,” Fordham said.
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