Homes and Communities
Businesses
Governments
People and communities across Australia are already leading the way by repowering their homes and communities with renewable energy.
Households, small businesses, and communities can:
Demand greater action from governments and business
Install solar panels and solar hot water
Upgrade their homes to be energy smart
Purchase 100% Greenpower
Invest in community energy projects
Develop plans to take their community 100% renewable
The town of Yackandandah in Victoria set a goal for 100% renewable energy by 2022.
million households powered by solar
communities starting their own community owned energy projects
of all local councils now aiming for 100% renewables
With renewable energy now cheaper than coal, it makes smart business sense for companies to repower. A number of companies large and small are already showing the way.
Businesses and large energy users can:
Make direct investments in renewable energy projects
Buy power from renewable energy projects
Upgrade their operations to be energy smart
Carlton and United breweries will source 100% of its energy needs from renewables by the end of 2018.
million estimated to be invested in renewable energy by large corporations in Australia between 2017-2018
of ASX200 companies use some renewable energy - this number should increase substantially in coming years
Through creating renewables friendly policies, dropping handouts to fossil fuels, and switching their own energy usage, Australian governments have a big role to play.
Our government can:
Ensure all energy they use is 100% renewable
Build and own new energy generation themselves
Run clean energy auctions to ensure new projects are getting built
Support large energy users, households and communities to go renewable, through actions outlined in the Repower Australia Plan below.
100% of the SA government’s energy needs will be provided by the Aurora solar thermal plant in Port Augusta - the biggest in the world when announced.
In 2016 the ACT committed to becoming the first state in Australia to be powered by 100% renewable energy - by 2020.
state governments have made commitments to or are on track for at least 50% renewables by 2030 - SA, TAS, ACT, QLD, VIC and NT
state governments lag behind - NSW, WA
leadership from current Federal government, with no or unambitious targets for renewable energy generation.