I'll guarantee the ScoMuppet will use the argument " if Labor was in government power prices would be higher ".
It seems that's the only empty argument that the COALition has. It's the false, unproven, shock jock scare strategy.
Meanwhile, the reality is unreliable coal has dropped the ball. Compounding that is the slow development of the grid to make it more efficient. Alll things that have happened under the COALition's control.
Outages meant the availability of thermal generators was significantly lower, with black coal electricity generation at its lowest quarterly level since 2002.AEMO executive Violette Mouchaileh said prices in Queensland and NSW, the most dependent on coal-fired generation, were again significantly higher than southern states.
"This was due to the larger price-setting role of black coal generation and system security constraints limiting daytime electricity transfers from Victoria into NSW," she said.
Wind and solar farm output hit a new quarterly record, along with increases in small-scale solar, gas and hydro.
https://7news.com.au/business/prices-surge-on-coal-reliant-grid-report-c-6615488
