Once again we are hearing pre-election promises to reduce electricity prices and give Australians some much needed relief from continually rising energy costs – But is it actually going to happen?

Here in Queensland we have seen so many broken promises when it comes to electricity that it is hard to believe any politician who ‘guarantees’ savings on power bills. We are still amongst great uncertainty with a renewable energy target review that was not meant to happen.

Now Premier Campbell Newman is promising (or bribing according to the Unions) voters with a $37 million dollar fund from the sale or lease of assets that will be partly used to subsidies electricity bills for Queenslanders.

The government is saying that the money will ensure that non solar households will no longer pay for solar households who secured the 44c feed in tariff IF they are re-elected next year.

BUT don’t worry Queenslanders…they will save you a few percent (possibly $30 per quarter!) on your bill but your still getting charged exorbitantly for the gold plating of network poles and wires!

I have read so many articles this morning about Campbell Newman and the Unions arguing etc etc etc and nobody seems to be talking about the big elephant in the room! Campbell Newman is not doing us any favours here. Once again, solar is being blamed for all the price hikes which in reality, everyone has admitted, does not actually add much to an electricity bill at all – but no one is talking about the infrastructure which is actually adding the most to our electricity bills.

Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk called the LNP’s election promise ‘a con’. “This is a blatant vote grab and Queenslanders can see straight through it,” Ms Palaszczuk said. “Before the last election Campbell Newman had a plan to lower electricity bills by $120 a year without asset sales.”

“Queenslanders know better and know what this government is up to. You cannot trust anything Campbell Newman says.”

“If you sell our assets, we’ll lose $2 billion a year in revenue that can go to service delivery of hospitals and education.”