Queensland has an energy bill problem.
It's time for powerful, sustainable solutions.

Unlocking the power of renewable energy to tackle the cost of living crisis

Right now, Queenslanders are paying.

High international coal and gas prices and rolling breakdowns at Queensland’s ageing coal and gas power stations have sent our power bills skyrocketing.

At the same time, we’re already dealing with more frequent and extreme weather events fuelled by the climate crisis – such as heatwaves, floods and fires. The costs of these disasters add to our grocery bills and drive up the cost of living.

The good news is the clean technology solutions we need to address both the cost of living and climate crises are available now.

We can make our homes more comfortable with energy efficiency upgrades and power our lives with affordable renewable energy, like rooftop solar. The solutions are here – we just need governments to make sure that they’re accessible to all.

Power Together is an alliance of advocacy organisations who want to unlock the powers of renewable energy and energy efficiency to reduce cost of living pressures for all Queenslanders.

We also want to make sure we’re building stronger, resilient communities that are better equipped to manage the impacts of more extreme weather events.

Members of our Alliance

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Email The Housing and Energy Ministers

Dear Hon. Meghan Scanlon and Hon. Michael De Brenni,
Thank you for committing funds to solve the cost of living and climate crises today in the 2023 Queensland Budget. 
In particular we welcome the: 
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Increased funding for rebates to provide power bill relief, especially for our most vulnerable;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Significant investment in the building new wind, solar, storage and transmission;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Commitments to the Household Energy Initiatives program and Vulnerable Households Energy Advice Initiative.</li>
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We also support the increased coal and fossil fuel royalties which are funding parts of this. Coal and fossil fuels have helped create the climate and cost of living crisis, so it is appropriate that they help pay for relief for our communities, and the renewable energy transition Queensland needs, although we note this is still a very small fraction of their super profits. 
This Budget was a significant step forward, but we also urge you to do more to move Queensland to a fairer, cleaner energy future, as we outlined in the Power Together Coalition’s 8 point plan. 
This could include:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Larger investments to ensure people in rentals and social housing can access the benefits of solar;</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Implementation of energy efficiency minimum standards for rental homes, and further support for those least able to afford or access energy efficiency; and </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Investment directly into communities through a purpose built fund to enable community based organisations to collaborate and organise within their communities, to build energy and climate resilience.</li>
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We now need to make sure the Budget announcements are rolled out quickly, and the big renewable and storage builds can benefit both the community and nature. To do this, we urge you to accelerate the planning reforms needed to guide renewable energy development and protect cultural heritage, communities and nature.
Thanks again for the positive steps in the Budget. I look forward to seeing the Queensland Government build our renewable energy future.

Queensland has an energy bill problem.It's time for powerful, sustainable solutions.