Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, joined with his National Party colleagues this week to call out the hoax that is the SEC, re-branding the State Electricity Commission “Soaring Energy Costs”.
On the same day Labor unveiled its plan to enshrine the SEC in the Victorian constitution, MPs wore branded hats to explain what the SEC actually stands for.
Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says the SEC is a “just a hoax for Victorian consumers”.
“Martin Cameron has come up with a great idea to explain actually what the SEC stands for and it’s Soaring Energy Costs,” Mr Walsh said.
“There’s no way known we’re going to see costs for electricity come down under the Allan Labor Government. It’s just a hoax for Victorian consumers.”
Mr Cameron said he was tired of the government’s spruiking.
“The state government’s promise that a revived SEC will drive down power prices has already been exposed as a falsity after its former CEO confirmed prices would in fact rise,” he said.
“Under the SEC, 12 months since it was first unveiled, all we have is a vague $1 billion pledge with no independent costings, that experts say is woefully inadequate – the transition to renewables will come at an estimated cost of $320 billion.
“At the very least, the state government is planning to risk $1 billion of our money investing in renewables that the private sector has demonstrated it is already prepared to build – without taxpayer funds.
“Just remember the SEC stands for Soaring Energy Costs. It’s not going to bring our prices down.”
