1. Modelling low carbon energy innovation
Canberra:
Modelling low carbon energy innovation
Jon Sibley
Director, Energy and Waste Policy
Environment and Planning Directorate
ACT Government
Contents
Energy efficiency
Renewable energy
Distributed battery storage
Carbon neutral government operations
Zero-carbon public and private transport

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
ACT Government Climate Change Legislated Policies/Targets Globally Ranked Equal #1

4. Pathway to our 2020 target 90% renewable energy
To achieve the ACT 2020 greenhouse gas reduction target, the AP2 focused on energy efficiency first, followed by a significant investments in renewables.
ACT Government energy efficiency programs such as EEIS and ACTSmart are contributing to that goal.

5. Energy efficiency
National Minimum Energy Performance Standards and labelling program
ACT-based retailer obligation scheme ,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
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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)
$73AUD/MWh (Real)
$68.50AUD/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 Thank you! 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!