November 8, 2013
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington is urging South Burnett residents to have input into the State Government’s “30 Year Electricity Strategy”.
“One of the most common issues I’m often asked about is electricity. With this in mind, I would like to encourage residents and businesses in the South Burnett to participate,” she said today.
“Recently, our government released a Discussion Paper setting out a series of proposed actions and principles to address challenges in the electricity sector.
“Our community can build a vision for the future involving a resilient, cost-effective and customer-focussed electricity sector.
“Long-lasting reforms cannot happen at the flick of a switch and we need a long-term plan that supports our lifestyle and economy.
“Queensland has changed so much in the past 30 years.
“In our electricity use, our appliance consumption increased by 150 per cent.
“Our peak demand has increased by 200 per cent and shifted from winter heating to summer cooling.
“Almost 300,000 households now have solar PV systems.”
Mrs Frecklington said the discussion paper and other materials could be found online
These included:
- A survey for residential electricity customers
- A questionnaire that allows interested parties to make a short submission online
- An animated video about the 30-year electricity strategy
- Information on how to engage with the Energy Queensland Facebook page
“I encourage you to get involved and to talk your friends, family and neighbours about the future of electricity in Queensland,” Mrs Frecklington said.
“Feedback on the discussion paper will contribute to the final 30 Year Electricity Strategy due to be released in early 2014.”
“Contact my office on (07) 4162-1381 or by email if you would like to discuss this further.”
