Demystifying the pathway to 100% Renewable Energy
for local GovernmentsDate: 2 June 2016
Presenter: Barbara Albert
www.100percentrenewables.com.aubarbara@100percentrenewables.com.au
This is what most local governments worry about when considering a 100% renewable energy goal:
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How will we finance this?
How can we get the
necessary support?
What should we do and
when?
Inaction leads to missing out and falling behind
peers
What a 100% RE future looks like:
Innovative financing solutions
Support from councillors & operational
management
Staged Energy Efficiency & RE
solutions
The local government runs
on 100% renewable energy
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Step 1: Lead
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Know your opportunities
Energy efficiency
Solar PV behind-the-meter
Large scale solar
Wind
Bioenergy
Geothermal
Hydro and marine energy
Solar thermal
Electrification of gas-fired equipm.
Electrification of transport
Biofuels
Purchasing renewable energy
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Step 2: Plan
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Match the opportunities to your needs
FINANCIALLYviable
FEASIBLEtechnology
FAVOUREDby Council
100% RE
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Pick your preferred financing options
Upfront cost100%
Repayments to 3rd party
0% Establishment fee
$0 Fixed or variable/month Fixed/kWh
Owning the asset Buy at the endYes No
Balance sheet On Off
Technical risk NoYes
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Engage your stakeholders
Who are your stakeholders?Who needs to be consulted?Who will be responsible for the implementation?Who needs to be informed of the goal/plan?Who is affected by the solutions?
Bring them on board early and regularly
Develop a communications plan
Create excitement
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Package your most cost-effective, feasible, and preferred energy opportunities in a strategy & plan
BUILD YOUR PATHWAY
Step 3: Implement
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Implement your plan
Confirm business cases and resources
Budget
Go to tender
Evaluate
Deliver
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Step 3: Succeed
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Pathway examples: Two regional councils
0 MWh
5,000,000 MWh
10,000,000 MWh
15,000,000 MWh
20,000,000 MWh
25,000,000 MWh
30,000,000 MWh
35,000,000 MWh
40,000,000 MWh
Fossil fuel pathway to 100% RE, Option A Existing renewable energy Solar PV Street lighting Energy efficiency Large scale solar PV Waste to energy Offsets / RE purchasesBAU energy consumptionThe path to 100% renewable energy
1,088,756 1,995,000 2,181,476
1,043,636.63
12,366,102
5,200,000
12,775,844
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Advantages of regional over metropolitan municipalities
Ownership of land Water & sewer operations Waste operations
Easier and cheaper to deploy
renewable energy solutions
Potentially more RE and/or carbon
reduction opportunities
Potentially more RE and/or carbon
reduction opportunities
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If you would like to know more about how to achieve
100% renewable energy for your local Government…
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