The Liberals are trying to grab headlines while ignoring the energy crisis on their own doorstep. Data centres – especially AI factories – are among the most energy-intensive developments in the world.
Just yesterday, Boyer Paper Mill revealed its $24 million project to convert from coal to clean electric boilers has stalled – not because of financing, or planning, but because there’s simply no electricity available in Tasmania.
Under the Liberals
- There’s been no new generation in five years.
- Tasmania has become the hardest place in the country to build wind farms.
- Transmission prices continue to rise, putting the squeeze on major employers.
If Jeremy Rockliff can find hundreds of megawatts for global tech companies, he can explain why he can’t do the same for Tasmanian businesses who employ local workers and power our regions.
After 11 years of the Liberals, they’ve run out of power and out of answers.
Janie Finlay MP
Shadow Minister for Energy & Renewables
