Thursday 2 July 2020

Sydney’s local authority switches to 100% renewables

Sydney's local authority is now 100% renewable after a new electricity deal.

Under a new power purchase agreement, the City of Sydney says it is now sourcing electricity from wind and solar farms in regional New South Wales to cover all its operations.

This includes approximately 115 buildings, including libraries, community halls, office buildings, 75 parks, five pools and 23,000 street lights.

The City of Sydney has signed a deal with electricity retailer Flow Power to source renewable energy from three different generators.

About three-quarters of the power will be wind-generated and the remaining quarter will be generated by solar.

The local authority said: "We’re now buying electricity from wind and solar farms in regional New South Wales for everything we run - all our pools and parks, libraries and community centres, town halls and street lights. Our new 100% renewable electricity deal is good for the city, benefits regional NSW & protects the planet."

It says it is the 'largest' renewables agreement for an Australian council to date.