Liberal frontbencher casts doubt on Coalition claims renewable energy is driving up power prices

Reliance on renewables is rising because they are becoming cheaper, Simon Birmingham tells Guardian Australia

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The federal Liberal frontbencher Simon Birmingham has cast doubt on the Coalition argument that renewable energy is driving up power prices, saying renewables have become more cost-competitive in their own right".

The shadow foreign minister and opposition leader in the Senate told Guardian Australia in a podcast interview reliance on renewables is increasing because they are becoming cheaper.

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