Friday Flash Poll: Solving Australia's energy cost crisis

Are you?

How old are you?

What is your main form of income?

Do you rent or own your own home?

Which is your preferred political party?

Are politicians in touch with what the majority of energy consumers?

Do you believe it is responsible to invest in new coal-fired power stations?

Should taxpayers be funding coal-fired power stations?

Should all major new energy investments go into renewables?

Are you prepared to sacrifice emission targets for cheaper energy?

Do you think things were better when power supply was publicly owned?

Would you like to see a return to a publicly owned system?

Should any new house be given a six-star rating if it doesn’t have solar panels?

Do you have solar panels?

If not, what is the main reason you don't have solar panels?

If yes, can you estimate your annual savings?

How long is/was your payback period?

When was the last time you switched energy providers?

What do you see as the main obstacle for switching energy providers?

Do you understand energy plans?

How concerned are you about the future of the planet (1 star unconcerned, 5 stars extremely concerned)

Are your solar panels backed up by battery?

According to CHOICE, a solar energy battery system costs between $8000 and $15,000. If the Labor Party wins government, would you take up a subsidy of $2000 towards installing a battery to store your solar power?

The Labor Party’s emissions policy for a reduction to 45 per cent of 2005 levels by 2030 and is more ambitious than the Coalition’s 26 per cent target. Which party do you think will do a better job to address climate change?

Labor wants to pump more investment into the renewable energy sector to encourage new projects so that by 2030, half of the country’s electricity will be sourced from solar, wind and hydro power. The Liberals will not renew the Renewable Energy Target beyond 2020, saying the nation is on track to meet “at a canter” its emissions target under the Paris Agreement. Who do you believe?

Bill Shorten said under him, government would invest money to make our power grid and energy consumption more efficient in a bid to cut electricity prices. Scott Morrison says he will “take a big stick” to power companies to force them to lower bills for Australia. Whose strategy do you think will work best to reduce your electricity costs?

Labor’s new energy policy is estimated to cost $15 billion over four years to transform our energy system and to limit the number of jobs lost when operators decide to close their ageing coal-fired generators. Do you think the size of this government intervention is value for money?

Are you paying too much for power?