We need a smart energy system to achieve rapid reductions in greenhouse emissions.

Using brown coal generators to power Melbourne 200 kms away is not a smart system – and it’s the source of around half of Victoria’s greenhouse emissions.

A smart grid would place energy generation and consumption side by side, with each house and business supplying power for each other.

I want strong government action to fix the market rules and directly invest in the necessary infrastructure changes.

Energy efficiency improvements also have a major role to play in a smart energy system so that we can protect people on low incomes who are already vulnerable to increases in their energy bills.

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