Renewable Boost for Benambra

Victorians remember all too well that it was Matthew Guy’s Liberals who sold off our essential services to private multinationals, sending profits offshore. Now, with energy costs soaring, Victorian families are paying the price.

That's why a re-elected Andrews Labor Government will bring back government-owned energy – reviving the State Electricity Commission (SEC) and powering our state with cleaner, cheaper renewable electricity to drive bills down. At the same time, our plan will support 59,000 Victorian jobs, including 6,000 apprentices and trainees.

It continues Labor's strong record of delivery in driving down cost of living pressure for Victorian families – all the while making Victoria a nation-leader in renewable energy.

Thanks to the Labor Government, more than 200,000 Victorians have installed solar panels – putting a power station on their roof and driving down their energy costs. It means that as many as one in every five homes have solar panels, generating enough energy to meet a third of our state’s total residential electricity demand.

But with Victorian families feeling the pinch of increasing power costs, we’ll do more.

A re-elected Labor Government will provide a $70,000 grant to boost renewables in Benambra with Indigo Power.

Indigo Power provide a clean and local alternative, with innovative renewable energy solutions, that keeps profits in the community.

Indigo Power has partnered with 15 community energy groups across northern Victoria and southern New South Wales, to deliver clean energy solutions, community energy hubs, and local renewable generation and storage.

Labor has worked with Indigo Power to support towns like Yackandandah to lead the way in renewables – installing one of Victoria’s first Neighbourhood Batteries.

This investment builds on the 100 neighbourhood batteries a re-elected Labor Government will install across Victoria.

Labor will also invest $1 billion to revive the SEC and transition to 95 per cent renewable energy by 2035, replacing unreliable privatised coal while creating thousands of jobs and cutting emissions.

In contrast, you can't trust Matthew Guy’s Liberals on energy – they cut renewable energy programs, banned wind farms and sold off Victoria’s publicly-owned energy to private multinationals.

Only Labor is doing what matters – driving down household bills, reducing emissions and taking real action to fight climate change.

Quotes attributable to Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Action Lily D’Ambrosio

“You can’t trust Matthew Guy’s Liberals to keep the cost of living low – he laughed at Solar Homes, tried to axe our renewable energy targets, banned windfarms and drove up bills by selling off public power to greedy energy companies – and Victorian families are worse off for it.”

“Solar panels put a power station on your roof, and batteries secure supply at the end of your street – all of that means cheaper bills for the families of Benambra.”

Quote attributable to Labor Candidate for Benambra Mark Tait

“We’re boosting renewables in Benambra to drive down power bills and pave the way for Victoria to reach our world-leading targets – 95 per cent renewable energy by 2035 and net zero emissions by 2045.”