Senator BIRMINGHAM (South Australia—Minister for Education and Training) (14:33): The Turnbull government is making sure that future decisions around energy generation are guided by engineering and economics—not by the type of ideology that those opposite like to play and not by the type of posture politics that many of the state governments like to play but by real, sensible investments, such as the Snowy 2.0 scheme. The scheme will add 2,000 megawatts and 350,000 megawatt hours of generation capacity a week—enough to power 500,000 homes. Senator Kim Carr: When is it going to be built? Senator BIRMINGHAM: Already 350 people are employed on the project. Already 350 people are making a contribution to what will be massive energy storage that will ensure that intermittent renewables become viable and will be part of a more stable energy market in the future. It will guarantee that we have a better-functioning market that is more affordable and more reliable for the future. The PRESIDENT: Senator Smith, a final supplementary question?