Green electricity in Australia
Green electricity in Australia is available from a number of green energy suppliers that supply electricity from what are thought to be environmentally friendly energy sources. Typically, this refers to renewable and non-polluting energy sources. The growth and development of the green energy industry is tracked in Australia by the ALTEX-Australia alternative energy index.
In Australia green energy is accredited under the GreenPower scheme whereby all distributors are government audited bi-annually to ensure that customers are getting exactly what is described in their purchased products. In the 2009 settlement period there were 904,716 GreenPower customers Australia-wide, accounting for a total of 2,194,934 MWh of electricity generation, a 10% increase over 2008. This total electricity provision was divided between residential customers who purchased 1,001,195 MWh, and business customers who purchased 1,193,739 MWh.[1][2] The largest nationwide distributors were EnergyAustralia, Origin Energy, and TRUenergy.
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[edit] Companies offering GreenPower
As of 2008 these companies offered a residential GreenPower accredited program:
- AGL
- ARK Climate
- Australian Power & Gas
- Click Energy
- Climate Friendly
- Country Energy
- COZero
- Domayne
- EnergyAustralia
- Ergon Energy Queensland
- Global Green Plan
- Integral Energy
- Jackgreen
- Momentum Energy
- Origin Energy
- Our Neighbourhood Energy
- Queensland Electricity
- Simply Energy
- South Australia Electricity
- Synergy (electricity corporation)
- TRUenergy
- Victoria Electricity
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Latest GreenPower News: GreenPower Audit Report 2009". GreenPower Official Site. ACT, NSW, SA, QLD, VIC and WA State Governments. 18 May 2011. http://www.greenpower.gov.au/home.aspx. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ^ "National GreenPowerTM Accreditation Program: Annual Compliance Audit for 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009". GreenPower Official Website. Perenia Pty Ltd. February 2011. http://www.greenpower.gov.au/admin/file/content13/c6/110228%20GP%20Report%202009%20-%20PUBLIC_final31305782225939.pdf. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
[edit] External links
- GreenPower.gov.au - accredited renewable energy
- Switchwise green suppliers
- Estimates of additional cost of new renewable energy
- Households switch on to green power
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