Queensland residents draws to the attention of the House to plans by the State Government to establish a publicly funded energy business to offer electrical services, which will operate in direct competition with existing Queensland electrical and solar installation businesses, many of whom are small family-run businesses. This plan will significantly disadvantage many of the existing 10,000 licensed electricians and 1,200 accredited solar installation companies across Queensland.

Your petitioners, therefore, request the House to abandon this plan and to instead provide greater support to Queensland small businesses who already provide these and similar services enabling them to employ more Queenslanders.