❓ Question on WA's renewable energy investment and transition plans. The Minister's answer highlights government achievements and criticises the opposition's stance.

Renewable energy—Investment80.Ms Jodie Hannsto theMinister for Energy and Decarbonisation:I refer to the Cook Labor government's commitment to diversifying the Western Australian economy so that it remains the strongest in the nation.(1) Can the minister update the house on the government's plan to make WA a renewable energy powerhouse?(2) Can the minister advise how the government's investment in batteries and storage is delivering cleaner, reliable and more affordable energy for the state?

Ms Amber-Jade Sanderson replied:(1)–(2)I thank the member for Collie–Preston for her question and acknowledge her role in the energy transition and leading her community through this energy transition. It is this government that is transforming WA into a renewable energy powerhouse. We are committed to exiting coal by 2030. We are committed to a trajectory of emissions that will set us on a path to net zero by 2050. We know that a renewable energy system driven by renewable energy, connected with new transmission and backed by storage, is the lowest cost energy system and that will drive down power bills. In the last quarter alone, WA's grid was powered by a majority of renewable energy—52.4%, the highest in the nation—and, as such, wholesale prices dropped by 30%. That is the transition in action. That is the mix that we are working towards. WesternAustralians know that renewable energy makes their bills cheaper, because we have the highest uptake ofsolar in the nation. We are now supporting households to put batteries on their houses to use that solar power and use it at times of high need. Three hundred and thirty batteries are going into households each day, taking many of their power bills to zero. Cutting those power bills is real cost-of-living relief. Grid-scale batteries are doing their bit. The Collie battery came online at the end of last year, an important investment in the system, with 500 megawatts. That is the third grid-scale battery that the government has invested in in supporting our energy transition. Big and small batteries are supporting households and the energy transition. This government has a credible plan. The opposition has no credible plan for renewable energy. We saw the Leader of the Opposition in the media this week saying that he thinks WA voters are confused about the state and federal Liberal Party, that they do not know which is which. I have been talking to WA voters for a very long time.Several members interjected.The Speaker:Members!Ms Amber-Jade Sanderson:I have been talking to WA voters for a very long time, as have many of us in here—longer than we have been in here.Mr Lachlan Hunterinterjected.The Speaker:Member for Central Wheatbelt, I am calling you for the third time.Ms Amber-Jade Sanderson:The member for Central Wheatbelt hascome in here hot and gone straight to the gutter, and I do not intend to meet him there. I am not taking his interjections.We have all been talking to WA voters for a long, long time and I have never known one to be confused. They are smart and they know who they are voting for.Mr Basil Zempilasinterjected.The Speaker:Leader of the Opposition!Ms Amber-Jade Sanderson:They know the difference between state and federal governments. The point with members of the Liberal Party is that they cannot see the difference, and I do not blame them, because both the state and federal Leaders of the Liberal Party got their job by undermining the woman who was in the job before them. That is how they got there. The federal National Party has dumped net zero. The federal Liberal Party has dumped net zero. Even though we know that the Leader of the Opposition has said that dumping net zero is for mugs, he has not formed a party position, so it will be interesting to see how he goes at this event at which he is being headlined. Thank you, Deputy Premier! It will be interesting to see how he goes at this event.Just imagine the emails and debate between the offices about who was going to be in the middle of the flyer. There is more! Just imagine how he will go at this event when he is asked about renewable energy and the transition. Is he going to follow Andrew Hastie, Hon Nick Goiran, the National Party and Pauline Hanson's One Nation or is he going stay with the majority of the community who support the energy transition? What do they stand for? They do not stand for cheaper power bills. They do not stand for investment in Western Australia.Mr Basil Zempilasinterjected.The Speaker:Leader of the Opposition!Several members interjected.The Speaker:Members!Several members interjected.The Speaker:Leader of the Opposition and Treasurer! If you could complete the comments, please, minister.Ms Amber-Jade Sanderson:The similarities are clear to members of the community. They are not stupid. They see it and they know that—Mr Basil Zempilasinterjected.The Speaker:Leader of the Opposition!Ms Amber-Jade Sanderson:They see it and they know that members opposite do not stand for jobs in Western Australia.Several members interjected.The Speaker:No, sorry, members. That concludes question time. There were far too many interjections today. It has gone well over the time that I would like it to take, and, hopefully, we will not have the same thing happen again tomorrow. Renewable energy—Investment