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NSW council set to achieve 100 per cent renewable energy target

08 Apr, 2021



Eurobodalla Council in New South Wales has signed a landmark 10-year agreement to source the bulk of its energy from renewables from July.

Electricity generated by solar farms at Parkes and Griffith, and from wind farms in the New England area due to come online in 2024, will supply 80 per cent of Council’s total electricity load for larger energy use sites, such as the Moruya admin building, pools, libraries, water and sewer pump stations, treatment plants and local streetlights.

The move will reduce Council’s carbon emissions the equivalent to removing 1,000 cars from the road per annum and puts Council well on its way to achieve its target of sourcing 100 per cent of electricity from renewables by 2030.

Eurobodalla Council’s environment services manager, Deb Lenson, said Council’s electricity bill is about $1.5 million each year.

She said the power purchase agreement was secured at a competitive price with renewable energy company Simply Energy, ENGIE, with help from Renewable Energy Hub.

“We’re really excited to move away from a reliance on fossil fuels, reduce our CO2 emissions and having a clean source of energy,” she said.

“We’ll continue to look for other opportunities to supply renewable energy for the remaining 20 per cent of Council facilities, which are our smaller sites that use less power, like community halls and public toilets.”

The Eurobodalla Council has also been reviewing its Emissions Reduction Plan. A new plan will include more actions for Council to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and make the organisation more climate-resilient.

It will also look to include actions that help the wider community become more climate-resilient and help reduce Eurobodalla’s environmental footprint.

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