NSW Opposition Leader Chris Minns says the New South Wales Labor energy plan will take “six to seven years” to bring down power prices.
“I’m going to be honest with the people of NSW and say that the benefits of this policy will be felt six and seven years down the line,” Mr Minns told Sky News Australia.
“To make sure you’ve got … power particularly in relation to pumped hydro those projects take a lot of time. “So a government that’s looking down the runway and saying we don’t want to repeat, of the problems that were facing right now in five to seven years’ time is exactly what you’ll get from NSW Labor”.
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