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Energy Price Initiatives

9 Apr 2019

Q. To what extent do you approve or disapprove of the following measures which have been suggested as ways to keep power prices down?

  NET: Strongly / Somewhat approve NET: Strongly / Somewhat disapprove Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove Unsure
End power privatisation, keeping Snowy hydro and other assets in public ownership 74% 9% 43% 31% 7% 2% 17%
Help households to install battery storage and solar panels with $2,000 and low cost finance 73% 14% 35% 37% 10% 5% 13%
Increase share of power generated from renewable energy to 50% 66% 16% 30% 35% 9% 7% 19%
  • 74% approve of the proposal to end power privatisation in order to keep energy costs down. A similar proportion (73%) approve of providing financial help for households to install battery storage and 66% approve of increased renewable power.
NET: Approve Total Vote Labor Vote Liberal / National Vote Greens NET: Vote Other
End power privatisation, keeping Snowy hydro and other assets in public ownership 74% 81% 75% 72% 78%
Help households to install battery storage and solar panels with $2,000 and low cost finance 73% 81% 70% 83% 72%
Increase share of power generated from renewable energy to 50% 66% 76% 61% 76% 60%
  • Each of the proposals has majority support among voters of all of the major political parties.
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