Generators

Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart) (14:56): Supplementary, sir: can the Treasurer tell the house exactly what emissions will be produced under his forecast use of these generators?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Treasurer, Minister for Finance, Minister for State Development, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy) (14:56): Hopefully the generators won't be needed, hopefully they won't be, and if they are needed, they will be needed at very minimal levels because we want to make sure that the market provides the services we need. If they don't, we are there to back it up. These generators will not be operating all the time. The advice that I have is that our generators are some of the most efficient in the world.