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Canberra: Modelling low carbon energy innovation

Canberra: Modelling low carbon energy innovation. Jon Sibley Director, Energy and Waste Policy Environment and Planning Directorate ACT Government. Welcome to Canberra!. Australia’s ‘Bush Capital’ On the land of the ancient Ngunnawal people ~400,000 people

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Canberra: Modelling low carbon energy innovation

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  1. Canberra: Modelling low carbon energy innovation • Jon Sibley • Director, Energy and Waste Policy • Environment and Planning Directorate • ACT Government

  2. Welcome to Canberra! • Australia’s ‘Bush Capital’ • On the land of the ancient Ngunnawal people • ~400,000 people • OECD – World’s most liveable city (2015) • Ranked #1 in the world for our greenhouse gas reduction targets

  3. Climate Change Action Plan 2 (AP2, 2012) • 40% below 1990 emission levels by 2020 • Carbon neutral by 2050 • Energy efficiency policies & programs • 100% renewable electricity supply • Carbon neutral government by 2020

  4. Pathway to our 2020 target 90% 100% renewable energy! 90% renewable energy

  5. Energy efficiency • National Minimum Energy Performance Standards and labelling program • ACT-based retailer obligation scheme 860,000 energy saving items installed in 2/5ths of all Canberra households in 3.5 years. • Household energy cost savings - $318 per year per household ($106M total by 2020 plus $191M for business sector) • Energy efficiency cost savings partially offset additional costs of renewables

  6. Large-scale Renewable Energy Auctions • 650MW reverse auction program completed in 2016 • 20-year fixed feed-in tariff rate • Contract for difference approach • Open to projects across the National Electricity Market (NEM) • Costs recovered from all ACT electricity users via local network operator

  7. $/MWh supplied electricity $38/MWh pass-though cost premium $5.50AUD per household per week

  8. Record breaking prices achieved ACTUAL PRICES $150AUD/MWh (Real) $68.50AUD/MWh (Real) $73AUD/MWh (Real)

  9. Battery storage auctions • Australia is at forefront of global distributed storage revolution • Canberra is Australia’s leading jurisdiction • 36MW distributed battery storage auctions • 600kW pilot underway • Leading R&D and international partnerships into advanced network/market integration

  10. Carbon neutral government operations • Zero net emissions from its own operations + all govt hospitals and schools by 2020 • Carbon Neutral Government Loan Fund = $12.1m across 21 projects: • New project = $3.3m at Canberra Hospital • LED retrofits – saving up to 80% of lighting electricity usage • Government EV Fleet

  11. Beyond 2020 – decarbonising our transport sector • Developing new light rail network • Low Emission Vehicles Strategy • Discounts on vehicle registration? • Planning and building code changes? • Parking incentives? • Autonomous vehicles? • Zero-carbon electricity supply!

  12. Conclusion • The ACT is at the global forefront of: • Renewable energy policy • Distributed energy storage • This is resulting in new opportunities for collaboration and knowledge sharing • The next big challenge is electrifying transportation to move to full carbon neutrality Thank you!

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