Cash payments from Australian taxpayers were included as part of the carbon tax introduced by the Australia Government in 2012.
The following cash payments were made during the period 2001-2012:
| Generator name | Recipient | Cash payment |
| Augusta Power Stations | Flinders Operating Services Pty Ltd | $59,482,064.73 |
| Loy Yang Power Station | Great Energy Alliance Corp. Pty Ltd | $240,116,761.67 |
| Energy Brix Australia Corp. | Energy Brix Australia Corp. Pty Ltd | $27,721,819.72 |
| Hazelwood Power Station | National Power Australia Investments | $265,887,649.47 |
| Collinsville Power Station | RATCH Australia Corporation Pty Ltd | $8,179,952.91 |
| Loy Yang B Power Station | IPM Australia Ltd | $59,621,264.21 |
| Gippsland Power Pty Ltd | $57,283,175.42 | |
| TOTAL | $116,904,439.63 | |
| Redbank Power Station | Redbank Project Pty Ltd | $8,766,418.74 |
| Yallourn W Power Station | TRUenergy Yallourn Pty Ltd | $257,498,933.37 |
| Alcoa Anglesea Power Station | Alcoa Australia Pty Ltd | $14,901,959.75 |
The total is over one billion dollars.
