1. Advocating for renewable energy
Simon Corbell

2. Victoria’s Renewable Energy Roadmap
Transforming Victoria’s generation stock towards renewable energy
Addressing barriers to distributed generation and storage
Victoria’s Renewable Energy Roadmap
Supporting households and communities to invest in renewable energy
Driving jobs and investment, particularly in regional Victoria
Victoria’s Renewable Energy Action Plan

3. Renewable Purchasing Initiative (RCPI)
100MW wind tender
75MW solar tender incl. 35MW for solar trams

4. Renewable Energy Target (VRET)
25% renewable by 2020 > up to 1,500MW
40% renewable by 2025 > up to 5,400MW
Renewable Energy Auction Scheme
Up to 11,000 jobs in construction
Up to $9 billion in new capital investment
Up to $2.5 billion in additional economic activity
Learning from the ACT approach

5. Issues & opportunities for local government
Strong and early community engagement
Alignment with local economic development strategies
Managing impacts eg. roads
Clarity on local government fees and charges

6. Role of the renewable energy advocate
Present and explain Victoria’s renewable energy policies
Meet with project developers to attract investment and remove barriers
Advise government, industry and community

7. Questions? Office of the Renewable Energy Advocate
PO Box 500 East Melbourne 8002
@SimonCorbell