Question Without Notice No. 574 asked in the Legislative Council on 15 August 2018 by Hon Peter Collier
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
SYNERGY — RENEWABLE ENERGY BUYBACK SCHEME
574. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the Minister for Energy:
I refer to the review of the renewable energy buyback scheme being conducted by Treasury.
(1) Has the Department of Treasury been provided with the terms of reference for the review?
(2) If yes to (1), will the Treasurer table the terms of reference and will the minister commit to publically releasing the review once finalised; and, if not, why not?
(3) How many customers are currently receiving a REBS payment from Synergy?
(4) Has the government set an end date for the REBS; and, if so, what is that date?
(5) Has the government placed a capacity cap on either the number of REBS customers or the amount of energy Synergy will accept under the scheme?
(6) If yes to (5), what is that cap?
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the Leader of the Opposition for some notice of the question.
(1) No.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) As of June 2018, 238 536 customers receive a REBS payment from Synergy.
(4)–(5) No.
(6) Not applicable.