{"id":16155,"date":"2017-01-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/sa-pays-price-for-weatherill-s-power-error-says-steven-marshall\/"},"modified":"2017-01-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-01-15T00:00:00","slug":"sa-pays-price-for-weatherill-s-power-error-says-steven-marshall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/sa-pays-price-for-weatherill-s-power-error-says-steven-marshall\/","title":{"rendered":"SA pays the price for Weatherill\u2019s power error: Marshall"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Steven Marshall has taken aim at the \u201cbig error\u201d the Weatherill made on power, and says only a Liberal government can fix it.<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cLabor\u2019s deliberate policy on energy has driven cheap, reliable base load power out of South Australia. They\u2019ve done it along ideological lines and now every single South Australian business and consumer is paying the price,\u201d Mr Marshall said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got to restore reliable, affordable power to south Australia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnly a Liberal government will do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>LISTEN HERE:<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/302870401&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mr Marshall said the closure of the Port Augusta power station was a \u201cbig error\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJay Weatherill and Tom Koutsantonis\u2019 deliberate policy was to undermine the viability of the northern power station at Port Augusta.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow we have these enormous power prices in South Australia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo apology from the government and no solutions expect for blaming others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He rejected Labor claims the state\u2019s power woes could be traced back to the sector\u2019s privatisation by the then Liberal government\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLabor\u2019s only response it to say, well, the Libs sold ETSA 20 years ago. Let me tell you, the cheapest power in Australia is actually Victoria where they sold their assets &#8212; their poles and wires &#8212; at exactly the same time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur prices were tracking along on comparable lines with the Victoria\u2026 until Jay Weatherill and Tom Koutsantonis drove Alinta out of Port Augusta.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was the big error.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>MOST POPULAR<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/sport\/high-profile-reporter-confirms-he-was-put-on-afl-blacklist\"><strong>HIGH PROFILE REPORTER CONFIRMS HE WAS PUT ON AFL BLACKLIST<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/videos\/channel-7-news-blooper-goes-viral\"><strong>CHANNEL 7 NEWS BLOOPER GOES VIRAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steven Marshall has taken aim at the \u201cbig error\u201d the Weatherill made on power, and says only a Liberal government can fix it. \u201cLabor\u2019s deliberate policy on energy has driven cheap, reliable base load power out of South Australia. 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