Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott is among a small group that may still cross the floor and vote against the National Energy Guarantee despite it passing through the Coalition party room.
The Turnbull government's National Energy Guarantee (NEG) has been endorsed by the Coalition party room, despite former prime minister Tony Abbott blasting the explanation for how the policy would bring down electricity prices as "merchant bankers' gobbledygook".
The party room's trick of approval clears the way for the government to introduce draft legislation that would force generators to meet both emissions reduction targets and a reliability guarantee.
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