Under Labor’s proposal, the guarantee would be funded through the increased coal royalty revenue the state receives when global energy prices are higher.
A day after promising to create a new public power retailer, Premier Steven Miles said on Thursday his party would guarantee Queenslanders lower bills than the average mainland national market price.
“We are so confident that our plan for the energy network will deliver cheaper wholesale prices that we are able to introduce this guarantee for all Queensland households, that they will always have the cheapest power in Australia,” Premier Steven Miles told journalists.He made his announcement at a campaign stop at the state-owned Stanwell power station outside Rockhampton, as David Crisafulli campaigned an hour’s drive east at Emu Park.
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