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2007 Q4 Final v1 1
NATIONAL GREENPOWER ACCREDITATION PROGRAM
Quarterly Status Report, 1 October – 31 December, 2007 This report forms part of an ongoing commitment to provide stakeholders with information on GreenPower products. The first section of this report provides general information on the National GreenPower Accreditation Program. This is followed by an overview of each GreenPower product with information on sales, purchases and customer numbers.
The 2007 Settlement Period is from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007. The dates of the quarters are as follows:
Quarter 1: 1 January to 31 March, 2007
Quarter 2: 1 April to 30 June, 2007
Quarter 3: 1 July to 30 September, 2007
Quarter 4: 1 October to 31 December, 2007
This report, as well as additional information about GreenPower, is available on the GreenPower website: www.greenpower.gov.au
Executive Summary
QUARTER IN REVIEW: 1 OCTOBER – 31 DECEMBER 2007 GreenPower products totalled 34 for the quarter, offered by 24 GreenPower providers. Availability and characteristics of the products, sales and total customers are described in this report. A summary of key data, collated across the GreenPower market is provided below.
Quarterly Status of National GreenPower Accreditation Program
NSW VIC QLD SA WA ACT Total
Residential Customers 189,740 265,505 153,279 70,094 7,077 10,189 695,885Commercial Customers 12,343 9,320 3,465 2,362 962 166 28,621Total GreenPower Customers (net change this quarter)
202,083 (+20,790)
274,825(+22,712)
156,744(+29,406)
72,456(+4,516)
8,039 (+1,594)
10,355(-23)
724,506(+78,995)
GreenPower Sales to Residential Customers (MWh) 41,563 55,283 30,663 14,099 6,336 6,856 154,800GreenPower Sales to Commercial Customers (MWh) 69,311 63,423 26,360 9,895 7,342 18,009 194,397Total GreenPower Sales (MWh) 110,874 118,705 57,023 23,994 13,678 24,865 349,197
GreenPower Quarterly Status Report – December 2007
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) Commercial and
Residential GreenPower Sales (MWh)
500,021590,290 645,509
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About the National GreenPower Accreditation Program To support the growth of the renewable energy industry in Australia the NSW Government developed the GreenPower Accreditation Program in April 1997. The purpose of the program is to promote the installation of new GreenPower electricity generators by increasing consumer demand and confidence in accredited GreenPower products.
Due to its success, the program was expanded nationally through joint collaboration by participating state government agencies in New South Wales (NSW), Victoria (VIC), Queensland (QLD), South Australia (SA), Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Tasmania (TAS) and Western Australia (WA) and renamed the ‘National GreenPower Accreditation Program’. In May 2000, the National GreenPower Steering Group was officially established. The NSW Department of Water and Energy (DWE) is currently appointed as the GreenPower Program Manager.
The term ‘GreenPower product’ refers only to the GreenPower accredited portion of any product offered by a GreenPower provider. Most energy providers throughout Australia offer at least one accredited GreenPower product. In the contestable (deregulated) markets of NSW, VIC, SA, the ACT, QLD and TAS, all residential and commercial customers can choose to buy a GreenPower product offered by any provider licensed in that State or Territory. Larger customers in WA can also choose GreenPower from licensed providers outside their franchise area.
GreenPower products are now also offered by some companies that are not licensed energy providers. In these cases, the GreenPower provider offers an accredited GreenPower product separate to a customer’s electricity supply.
The three main types of GreenPower products offered are:
1. Consumption based products whereby customers nominate the level of GreenPower purchased according to a nominated percentage of their total electricity consumption;
2. ‘Block’ based products whereby customers purchase a kWh ‘block’ of GreenPower that is based on the average household electricity consumption and is not directly linked to an individual customer’s consumption; and
3. Purchase of GreenPower to match consumption provided by another provider. This is available nationally using web interfaces and direct sales to customers. While customers continue to purchase electricity from their standard electricity supplier, the GreenPower provider will purchase and surrender the equivalent number of GreenPower Rights and Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) from eligible generation sources to meet the customer’s elected electricity consumption.
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Blended GreenPower products apply when a customer purchases a level of GreenPower equivalent to less than 100 per cent of their electricity consumption. The ‘backfill’ or non-accredited portion of blended products is not reported on and can therefore be sourced from any type of electricity generation. The GreenPower accredited portion of a blended product must be equivalent to at least 10 per cent of a customer’s total electricity consumption.
RULES OF THE PROGRAM The National GreenPower Accreditation Program sets stringent rules for all GreenPower providers offering an accredited GreenPower product. Two key requirements are for GreenPower providers to: source all generation included in a GreenPower product from GreenPower approved sources; and purchase at least eighty per cent of GreenPower sales from ‘new’ renewable energy generation. ‘New’ is defined as any generator built or commissioned after 1 January 1997 that is GreenPower approved.
From 1 July 2006 onwards, GreenPower providers are required to source 100 per cent of accredited GreenPower sales from 'new' GreenPower generation. For long term GreenPower sales contracts signed prior to 1 July 2006, the 100 per cent ‘new’ GreenPower requirement must be implemented as contracts are renegotiated or by 31 December 2008, whichever is earlier.
Further information on the rules of the program is available in the National GreenPower Program Rules, available on the website at www.greenpower.gov.au
To ensure that GreenPower sales are additional to legislated renewable energy purchases through the Mandatory Renewable Energy Target (MRET), providers are required to transfer and surrender eligible RECs for each MWh of generation classified as ‘new’ GreenPower generation sold as part of a GreenPower product within a settlement period.
GREENPOWER GENERATORS Under the National GreenPower Accreditation Program, a GreenPower approved generator is defined as an electricity generator that results in a greenhouse gas emission reduction and net environmental benefits; is based primarily on a renewable energy resource; and complies with the guidelines in the National GreenPower Program Rules. A description of the major generator types is provided in Appendix A.
There are currently 262 GreenPower approved generators in Australia, including 176 ‘new’ generators, which have been commissioned or first sold energy since January 1 1997. For an interactive map of GreenPower approved generators, please visit the GreenPower website at www.greenpower.gov.au
GREENPOWER GENERATORS ACCREDITED THIS QUARTER The table below details the GreenPower generators approved in the quarter ending 31 December 2007.
Generator Generation Type Commissioning Date Location Grange Ave Landfill Biomass November, 2007 Marsden Park, NSW Eastern Creek 2 Landfill Biomass December, 2007 Eastern Creek, NSW Ballarat Landfill Biomass November, 2007 Smythesdale, VIC Capital Wind Farm Wind July, 2009 Bungendore, NSW Meander Dam Mini-Hydro Hydro February, 2008 Meander, TAS Origin Small PV Solar December, 2007 Various
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GREENPOWER PRODUCTS GreenPower products are available to electricity consumers in the commercial and residential markets. In some cases, different products are available to each market sector. The table below details the States and Territories in which GreenPower products were offered during the quarter.
GreenPower Products Offered this Quarter
States Offered Provider Product
NSW VIC QLD SA WA ACT TAS ActewAGL GreenChoice ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼
Cleangreen ☼ Green Energy ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ Green Living
AGL
Green Spirit
Alinta Alinta GreenPower
ARK Climate ARK Climate ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ Aurora Energy AuroraGreen
Australian Power & Gas Greentricity
Click Energy ClickNatural
Climate Friendly Climate Neutral ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼
Country Energy countrygreen ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼
COZero GreenEnergy ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼
Domayne Domayne GreenPower
EnergyAustralia PureEnergy ☼ ☼ ☼ Ergon Energy Queensland Clean Energy ☼
Global Green Plan GreenSwitch ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ Business Green
Hampton Park Wind (not offered to new customers) Integral Energy
INgreen / Wyuna Water ☼ ☼ Jackgreen Jackgreen Power ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ Momentum Energy Momentum Energy Green ☼ ☼
earth’schoice ☼
EcoPower (not currently offered to new customers) ☼
EcoSaver – (not currently offered to new customers)
Origin Energy
GreenEarth ☼ ☼ ☼ GreenSaver ☼ ☼
Simply Energy Green@work
South Australia Electricity GreenEnergy ☼
EasyGreen Synergy
NaturalPower ☼ TRUenergy TRUenergy green ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ Victoria Electricity Victoria Electricity Green Energy ☼
Viridor Deep Green Renewable
☼ Available to residential/commercial customers; Available to residential customers only; Available to commercial customers only
GreenPower Quarterly Status Report – December 2007
ActewAGL GreenChoice ActewAGL GreenChoice offers a consumption and block based product to residential, business and event customers in the ACT and the Capital region. Residential customers are offered 10 per cent, 25 per cent, 50 per cent, 100 per cent and 200 per cent GreenPower and event customers are offered 100 per cent GreenPower.
Availability: The consumption based GreenPower product is available to all ACT and Capital region customers and the block based GreenPower product is available to all residential and business customers Australia-wide.
Residential Customer Options: Block based customers choose GreenChoice5, GreenChoice10, GreenChoice15 or GreenChoice20. ActewAGL will then purchase 5, 10, 15 or 20 kWh of energy per day from GreenPower approved renewable sources for each GreenChoice residential customer. Consumption based customers choose 10 per cent, 25 per cent, 50 per cent, 100 per cent or 200 per cent GreenPower.
Business Customer Options: Block based customers choose Business GreenChoice10. Business customers may elect to purchase multiples of 10 kWh per day. ActewAGL will then purchase the number of standard units nominated per day from GreenPower approved renewable sources. Event customers choose 100 per cent GreenPower.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were 10,231 residential and 152 commercial GreenChoice customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007 GreenChoice residential sales amounted to 6,978 MWh, commercial sales amounted to 16,747 MWh with total sales for the quarter 23,725 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: There were no ‘new’ GreenPower purchases this quarter. The 2007 GreenPower Annual Audit will check that sufficient GreenPower purchases have been made over the settlement period.
Contact ActewAGL: On 13 14 93 or visit www.actewagl.com.au/greenchoice
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter
Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower Sales (MWh)
9,185 9,287 10,057 10,383
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Wind 0 0 0Solar 0 0 0Hydro 0 0 0Biomass 0 0 0Total 0 0 0
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GreenPower Quarterly Status Report – December 2007
AGL Cleangreen Cleangreen is now reported by AGL as Powerdirect became a subsidiary of AGL during the third quarter of 2007.
Availability: Offered to residential customers and contestable business customers in QLD.
Residential Customer Options: Cleangreen is a block based product of 330Kwh per quarter.
Commercial Customer Options: Choose to allocate anywhere between 2.5 per cent to 100 per cent of electricity consumption to Cleangreen.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were 17,865 residential and 55 commercial Cleangreen customers. The sales and purchase figures for this quarter were not available at the time of reporting. Sales are assumed to have been the same as quarter three. During the quarter ending 30 September 2007 Cleangreen residential sales amounted to 7,989 MWh, commercial sales amounted to 734 MWh with total sales for the quarter of 8,723 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: There were no ‘new’ GreenPower purchases this quarter. The 2007 GreenPower Annual Audit will check that sufficient GreenPower purchases have been made.
Contact AGL: On 1300 556 245 or visit: www.agl.com.au
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
14,156 14,15617,192 17,920
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Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type
Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 0 218,436 218,436Solar 0 0 0Hydro 4 0 4Biomass 42,482 24,037 66,519Total 42,486 242,473 284,959
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GreenPower Quarterly Status Report – December 2007
AGL Green Energy Availability: Residential and commercial customers in all states except WA and TAS.
Residential customer Options: Choose to purchase the equivalent of 100 per cent electricity from GreenPower approved renewable energy sources.
Commercial customer Options: Select the preferred level of green tariff anywhere from 1 per cent to 100 per cent.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were 3,563 residential and 7,851 commercial Green Energy customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007 Green Energy residential sales amounted to 3,990 MWh, commercial sales amounted to 7,979 MWh with total sales for the quarter 11,969 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: Included Starfish Hill, Canunda and Wattle Point Wind Farms and West Nowra, Glenorchy and Hobart Landfill.
Contact AGL: On 1300 556 245 or visit: www.agl.com.au
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
11,18010,026 9,535
11,414
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6,0008,000
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12,000
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GreenPower Purchases New and Existing GreenPower Purchased this Quarter by Generation Type (MWh)
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New Purchased: 216,459 MWh Existing Purchased: 43,801 MWh
Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type
Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 0 623,723 623,723Solar 10 0 10Hydro 11,976 0 11,976Biomass 153,596 70,053 223,649Total 165,582 692,776 859,358
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GreenPower Quarterly Status Report – December 2007
AGL Green Living Green Living is a 10 per cent GreenPower accredited product for existing customers and is offered to new customers as a 20 per cent GreenPower accredited product.
Availability: Residential customers in VIC, NSW and SA.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were 15,122 residential Green Living customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007 the GreenPower accredited portion of Green Living sales amounted to 1,992 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: Starfish Hill, Canunda and Wattle Point Wind Farms and Glenorchy, Hobart and Werribee Landfills.
Contact AGL: On 1300 556 245 or visit: www.agl.com.au
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
19,063
17,71416,332 15,122
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GreenPower Purchases New and Existing GreenPower Purchased this Quarter by Generation Type (MWh)
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New Purchased: 216,459 MWh Existing Purchased: 43,801 MWh
Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type
Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 1,292 494,603 495,895Solar 0 0 0Hydro 15 0 15Biomass 112,203 47,964 160,167Total 113,510 542,567 656,077
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GreenPower Quarterly Status Report – December 2007
AGL Green Spirit
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Green Spirit is a 10 per cent GreenPower accredited product.
Availability: Residential customers in NSW, VIC and SA.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were 4,708 residential Green Spirit customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007, the GreenPower accredited portion of Green Spirit sales amounted to 493 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: Includes Starfish Hill, Canunda and Wattle Point Wind Farms and Glenorchy and Hobart Landfills.
Contact AGL: On 1300 556 245 or visit: www.agl.com.au
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
988
5,379 5,089 4,708
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New Purchased: 216,459 MWh Existing Purchased: 43,801 MWh
Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type
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New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 8 494,603 494,611Solar 0 0 0Hydro 15 0 15Biomass 112,203 47,964 160,167Total 112,226 542,567 654,793
GreenPower Quarterly Status Report – December 2007
Alinta GreenPower EcoPlus Alinta GreenPower EcoPlus product is a consumption based product offered to commercial customers in WA with an electricity consumption of more than 50,000kwh per annum.
Availability: Commercial customers in WA.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there was one commercial Alinta GreenPower EcoPlus customer. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007, Alinta GreenPower EcoPlus sales amounted to 39 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: Walkaway Wind Farm.
Contact Alinta: On (08) 6213 7247 or visit: www.alinta.net.au
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
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Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type
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New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 0 39 39Solar 0 0 0Hydro 0 0 0Biomass 0 0 0Total 0 39 39
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GreenPower Quarterly Status Report – December 2007
ARK Climate The ARK Climate GreenPower product was launched during the quarter ending June 2007. ARK Climate GreenPower is a block based product offered to residential and business customers throughout Australia via a web interface.
Availability: Residential and Commercial customers throughout Australia.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there was one residential customer and 13 commercial ARK Climate GreenPower customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007, ARK Climate GreenPower sales amounted to 5,035 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: Challicum Hill, Canunda and Woolnorth Bluff Point Wind Farms.
Contact ARK Climate: On (03) 9682 4200 or visit: http://www.co2ex.com.au/
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
4
9
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02468
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Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type
Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 0 10,000 10,000Solar 0 0 0Hydro 0 0 0Biomass 0 2,000 2,000Total 0 12,000 12,000
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GreenPower Quarterly Status Report – December 2007
Aurora Energy AuroraGreen AuroraGreen from Aurora Energy is a consumption based product offered to commercial customers.
Availability: Commercial, industrial and institutional customers throughout in NSW, ACT, QLD, VIC, SA and TAS.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were three commercial AuroraGreen GreenPower customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007, AuroraGreen GreenPower sales amounted to 1,769 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: Woolnorth Bluff Point Wind Farm.
Contact Aurora Energy: On 1300 132 007 or visit: http://www.aurora.com.au
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
0 0 0
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New Purchased: 41,709 MWh Existing Purchased: 0 MWh
Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type
Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 0 115,466 115,466Solar 0 0 0Hydro 0 0 0Biomass 0 0 0Total 0 115,466 115,466
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GreenPower Quarterly Status Report – December 2007
Australian Power & Gas Greentricity
Greentricity gives customers the option to purchase 10 per cent, 50 per cent or 100 per cent of the amount of electricity they use from accredited GreenPower generators.
Availability:. Residential customers in NSW, VIC and QLD.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were 822 residential Greentricity customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007, Greentricity sales amounted to 170 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: There were no GreenPower purchases this quarter. The 2007 GreenPower Annual Audit will check that sufficient GreenPower purchases have been made.
Contact Australian Power and Gas: On 13 32 98 or visit: www.australianpowerandgas.com.au
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
58
1,210
588
822
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Wind 0 0 0Solar 0 0 0Hydro 0 0 0Biomass 0 0 0Total 0 0 0
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GreenPower Quarterly Status Report – December 2007
Click Energy ClickNatural ClickNatural from Click Energy is a 25 per cent consumption based GreenPower product.
Availability: Residential customers throughout in VIC.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were five residential ClickNatural GreenPower customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007, ClickNatural sales amounted to 5 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: There were no GreenPower purchases this quarter. The 2007 GreenPower Annual Audit will check that sufficient GreenPower purchases have been made.
Contact Click Energy: On 1800 775 929 or visit: http://www.clickenergy.com.au
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
4
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Wind 0 0 0Solar 0 0 0Hydro 0 0 0Biomass 0 0 0Total 0 0 0
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GreenPower Quarterly Status Report – December 2007
Climate Friendly – Climate NeutralTM Climate Friendly is an accredited GreenPower provider which offers GreenPower nationally using a web interface and also directly to the corporate sector. Climate Neutral customers continue to purchase electricity from their standard electricity supplier. Availability: Residential and commercial customers throughout Australia.
Residential and Commercial Customer Options: Select one of three options: Emerald - 100 per cent accredited GreenPower, Green - 25 per cent accredited GreenPower, Economy - 10 per cent accredited GreenPower. Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were 356 residential and 112 commercial Climate Neutral customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007 Climate Neutral residential sales amounted to 190 MWh, commercial sales amounted to 805 MWh with total sales for the quarter 995 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: There were no GreenPower purchases this quarter. The 2007 GreenPower Annual Audit will check that sufficient GreenPower purchases have been made.
Contact Climate Friendly: On (02) 9281 0358, sales@climatefriendly.com or visit www.climatefriendly.com
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
274
337
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10,00012,00014,00016,00018,00020,000
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Generation Type
Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 0 2,500 2,500Solar 0 0 0Hydro 0 0 0Biomass 0 0 0Total 0 2,500 2,500
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Country Energy countrygreen (including countrygreen energy) Availability: Residential and commercial customers in all states except WA, NT and Tasmania. Countrygreen energy 10 per cent is not offered to new customers but current customers continue to be serviced.
Residential customer Options: countrygreen customers choose to purchase from four residential block based options which are everydayGREEN 10 per cent, liteGreen 20 per cent, livingGreen 50 per cent or foreverGREEN 100 per cent.
Commercial customer Options: countrygreen customers choose to purchase from four consumption based options which are businessGREEN 10 per cent, businessCHOICE 20 per cent, businessPLUS 50 per cent and businessADVANTAGE 100 per cent.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were 33,044 residential and 3,257 commercial countrygreen customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007 countrygreen residential sales amounted to 6,048 MWh, commercial sales amounted to 16,372 MWh with total sales for the quarter of 22,420 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: Includes generators such as Broadwater and Condong Sugar Mills, Camellia Biogas, Lucas Heights II Landfill, Rochedale and Whitwood Road Renewable Energy Facilities.
Contact Country Energy: On 13 23 56, or visit www.countryenergy.com.au
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter
26,41329,371 31,918
36,301
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010,00020,00030,00040,00050,00060,00070,00080,000
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
ResidentialCommercial YTD ResidentialYTD Commercial
GreenPower Purchases New and Existing GreenPower Purchased this Quarter by Generation Type (MWh)
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Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type
Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 0 252,637 252,637Solar 0 117 117Hydro 22,560 1,975 24,535Biomass 741 81,365 82,106Total 23,301 336,094 359,395
GreenPower Quarterly Status Report – December 2007
COZero GreenEnergy COZero is an accredited GreenPower provider which offers GreenPower nationally using a web interface. COZero customers continue to purchase electricity from their standard electricity supplier.
Availability: Residential and commercial customers throughout Australia via a web interface.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were four residential and three commercial COZero GreenEnergy customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007 COZero GreenEnergy residential sales amounted to 14.7 MWh, commercial sales amounted to 1,109 MWh with total sales for the quarter of 1,124 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: Lake Bonney Wind Farm.
Contact COZero : On 1300 BE NEUTRAL or visit: www.cozero.net
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
0
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Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type
Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 0 1,000 1,000Solar 0 0 0Hydro 0 0 0Biomass 0 0 0Total 0 1,000 1,000
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GreenPower Quarterly Status Report – December 2007
Domayne GreenPower Domayne launched Domayne GreenPower during the quarter ending September 2007. Domayne GreenPower is a 10 per cent block based product sold to consumers in conjunction with the purchase of electrical goods at Domayne Department Stores.
Availability: Residential customers in NSW, QLD and ACT.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were 2,047 residential Domayne GreenPower customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007 Domayne GreenPower residential sales amounted to 1,325 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: Starfish Hill Wind Farm.
Contact Domayne: On 1800 DOMAYNE or visit: http://www.domayne.com.au
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
2,041 2,047
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Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type
Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 0 1,325 1,325Solar 0 0 0Hydro 0 0 0Biomass 0 0 0Total 0 1,325 1,325
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GreenPower Quarterly Status Report – December 2007
EnergyAustralia PureEnergy Availability: EnergyAustralia’s residential and small business customers in NSW, QLD and ACT.
Residential Customer Options: Residential and small business customers may purchase 10 per cent or 100 per cent of electricity from approved renewable sources.
Commercial Customer Options: Contestable commercial and industrial customers may select any percentage of energy consumption from GreenPower approved renewable energy sources.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were 65,613 residential and 2,374 commercial PureEnergy customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007 PureEnergy residential sales amounted to 14,358 MWh, commercial sales amounted to 45,784 MWh with total sales for the quarter of 60,142 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: Included Foreshore Park, Homebush Business Park Solar (John Cox Centre), Singleton Solar Farm (Stage 1 & 2) and Sydney Superdome Solar Systems, Kooragang Wind Turbine and Woolnorth Bluff Point Wind Farm (Stage 1).
Contact EnergyAustralia: On 13 15 35, or visit www.energy.com.au.
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
49,696
63,467 65,90567,987
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GreenPower Purchases New and Existing GreenPower Purchased this Quarter by Generation Type (MWh)
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New Purchased: 170,065 MWh Existing Purchased: 0 MWh
Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type
Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 0 259,579 259,579Solar 0 677 677Hydro 0 27,897 27,897Biomass 0 116,169 116,169Total 0 404,322 404,322
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GreenPower Quarterly Status Report - September 2007
Ergon Energy Queensland Clean Energy
Clean Energy from Ergon Energy Queensland is a block based product offered to residential and commercial customers.
Availability: Franchise residential and commercial customers within Ergon Energy’s franchise area.
Residential Customer Options: Choose the level of support, which ranges from $10 per bill to $120 per bill. For each contribution level, Ergon will purchase a set amount of energy from GreenPower approved sources on behalf of the customer.
Commercial Customer Options: Choose to allocate anywhere between 2.5 per cent to 100 per cent of electricity consumption to Clean Energy from Ergon Energy.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were 51,072 residential and 2,743 commercial Clean Energy customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007 Clean Energy residential sales amounted to 8,013 MWh, commercial sales amounted to 3,391 MWh with total sales for the quarter of 11,404 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: Windy Hill Wind Farm Stage 1, Koombooloomba Hydro and Tully Sugar Mill Upgrade.
Contact Ergon Energy: On 13 10 46, or visit www.ergon.com.au.
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD)
GreenPower Sales (MWh)
46,975 50,482 52,572 53,815
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New Purchased: 11,404 MWh Existing Purchased: 0 MWh
Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 0 15,046 15,046Solar 0 0 0Hydro 0 14,581 14,581Biomass 0 12,547 12,547Total 0 42,175 42,175
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GreenPower Quarterly Status Report – December 2007
GreenSwitch from Global Green Plan
GreenSwitch offers GreenPower using a web interface and also directly to commercial customers. GreenSwitch customers continue to purchase electricity from their standard electricity supplier. GreenSwitch customers can tailor their energy portfolio by selecting specific generators or purchasing the GreenSwitch default energy mix.
Availability: GreenSwitch is available to all residential and commercial customers throughout Australia.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were 245 residential and 52 commercial GreenSwitch customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007 GreenSwitch residential sales amounted to 41 MWh, commercial sales amounted to 18 MWh with total sales for the quarter of 59 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: There were no ‘new’ GreenPower purchases this quarter.
Contact GreenSwitch: On (03) 9822 6922, or visit http://www.globalgreenplan.net/
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
192
245299 297
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GreenPower Purchases New and Existing GreenPower Purchased this Quarter by Generation Type (MWh)
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Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 0 0 0Solar 0 0 0Hydro 0 0 0Biomass 0 0 0Total 0 0 0
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GreenPower Quarterly Status Report – December 2007
Integral Energy Business Green Availability: Large commercial consumers in NSW, VIC, QLD and the ACT.
Commercial Customer Options: Source a portion of electricity consumption from a range of GreenPower approved renewable sources (currently solar, wind and hydro).
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were 237 commercial Business Green customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007 Business Green sales amounted to 5,364 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: included Hampton Park and Canunda Wind Farms, AV Jennings and Fitzroy Falls Solar.
Contact Integral Energy: On 131 002 or visit www.integral.com.au
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
497 538
238 237
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YTD Commercial
GreenPower Purchases New and Existing GreenPower Purchased this Quarter by Generation Type (MWh)
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New Purchased: 74,822 MWh Existing Purchased: 4,318 MWh
Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 0 74,797 74,797Solar 1 25 26Hydro 6,373 0 6,373Biomass 0 0 0Total 6,375 74,822 81,197
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GreenPower Quarterly Status Report – December 2007
Integral Energy Hampton Park Wind During the third quarter of the 2007 settlement period Hampton Park Wind and Wyuna Water were combined for reporting purposes. However, for this quarter, Integral Energy has combined Wyuna Water with INgreen customers for reporting purposes.
Availability: This product is not offered to new customers, however existing Hampton Park Wind customers continue to be serviced.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were 98 residential Hampton Park Wind customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007 Hampton Park Wind sales amounted to 56 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: Hampton Wind Park.
Contact Integral Energy: On 131 002 or visit www.integral.com.au
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
136123
105 98
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GreenPower Purchases New and Existing GreenPower Purchased this Quarter by Generation Type (MWh)
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Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 0 302 302Solar 0 0 0Hydro 0 65 65Biomass 0 0 0Total 0 367 367
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GreenPower Quarterly Status Report – December 2007
Integral Energy INgreen / Wyuna Water INgreen and Wyuna Water customers have been combined for reporting purposes this quarter.
Availability: Residential and small retail business customers in NSW and QLD.
Residential Customer Options: INgreen customers select either, INgreen Home or INgreen Pure. INgreen Home is 10 per cent accredited and INgreen Pure is 100 per cent accredited. INgreen Living is a 10 per cent GreenPower accredited consumption based product offered to residential customers in NSW and QLD.
Commercial Customer Options: INgreen Business customers choose to have either 2.5 per cent, 10 per cent, 75 per cent or 100 per cent of their electricity consumption matched with renewable energy from GreenPower approved renewable sources. INgreen Living is a 10 per cent GreenPower accredited consumption based product offered to small retail customers in NSW and QLD with an annual consumption of less than 40 MWh.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were 26,591 residential customers and 95 commercial INgreen / Wyuna Water customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007 INgreen / Wyuna Water residential sales amounted to 5,080 MWh and commercial sales amounted to 122 MWh, with the total sales of 5,202 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: Canunda Wind.
Contact Integral Energy: On 131 002 or visit www.integral.com.au
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
16,556
22,49226,582 26,686
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GreenPower Purchases New and Existing GreenPower Purchased this Quarter by Generation Type (MWh)
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Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 0 6,918 6,918Solar 0 0 0Hydro 0 0 0Biomass 0 0 0Total 0 6,918 6,918
GreenPower Quarterly Status Report - September 2007
Jackgreen Power from Jackgreen International Jackgreen has a number of residential electricity products in the Australian energy market. Jackgreen Power is the lead product and is available to customers via the signing of a market contract in NSW, VIC, QLD, SA and ACT.
Availability: Jackgreen Power is available to all residential and commercial customers in NSW, VIC, QLD, SA and ACT.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were 47,742 residential customers and four commercial Jackgreen Power customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007 Jackgreen Power residential sales amounted to 5,099 MWh and commercial sales were 47 MWh with total sales amounting to 5,146 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: Walkaway Wind Farm.
Contact Jackgreen: On 1300 46 5225, or visit www.JackGreen.com.au
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
7,045
16,703
27,975
47,746
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Generation Type Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 851 9,039 9,890Solar 0 0 0Hydro 0 0 0Biomass 0 0 0Total 851 9,039 9,890
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GreenPower Quarterly Status Report - September 2007
Momentum Energy Momentum Energy Green Momentum Energy Green is provided to residential customers as a block based product. Commercial customers are offered a consumption based product and are able to choose 10 per cent, 20 per cent, 25 per cent, 50 per cent, 75 per cent or 100 per cent of their electricity usage to be supplied from accredited GreenPower generators.
Availability: Residential and commercial customers throughout VIC and SA.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were 289 residential and four commercial Momentum Energy Green customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007 Momentum Energy Green residential sales amounted to 120 MWh, commercial sales amounted to 300 MWh, with total sales for the quarter of 420 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: Woolnorth Bluff Point Wind Farm.
Contact Momentum Energy: On 1300 662 778 or visit: http://www.momentumenergy.com.au
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
448
207
293
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GreenPower Purchases New and Existing GreenPower Purchased this Quarter by Generation Type (MWh)
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Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type
Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 5,000 13,000 18,000Solar 0 0 0Hydro 0 0 0Biomass 0 0 0Total 5,000 13,000 18,000
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GreenPower Quarterly Status Report - September 2007
Origin Energy earth’schoice Availability: earth’schoice is available to new franchise business and franchise residential customers in QLD.
Residential Customer Options: Choose a minimum kWh amount, ranging from 330 kWh to 3,960 kWh per bill. For each contribution level, Origin Energy will purchase a minimum amount of GreenPower on behalf of the customer.
Commercial Customer Options: Choose a percentage of electricity consumption or a fixed volume of green energy (minimum level of 10 per cent of electricity usage).
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were 39,394 residential and 552 commercial earth’schoice customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007 earth’schoice residential sales amounted to 16,363 MWh, commercial sales amounted to 12,538 MWh with total sales for the quarter of 28,901 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: Includes generators such as Emu Downs, Codrington and Challicum Hills Wind Farms.
Contact Origin Energy: On 13 24 63 or visit www.originenergy.com.au
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
38,591 42,814 42,99439,946
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Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type
Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 0 80,817 80,817Solar 0 124 124Hydro 0 1 1Biomass 0 49,680 49,680Total 0 130,622 130,622
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GreenPower Quarterly Status Report - September 2007
Origin Energy EcoPower Availability: This product is not offered to new customers, however existing EcoPower customers continue to be serviced.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were 78 residential and five commercial EcoPower customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007 EcoPower residential sales amounted to 65 MWh, commercial sales amounted to 37 MWh with total sales for the quarter of 102 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: Codrington, Challicum Hills, Toora and Emu Downs Wind Farms.
Contact Origin Energy: On 13 24 63 or visit www.originenergy.com.au
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
10090 90 83
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GreenPower Purchases New and Existing GreenPower Purchased this Quarter by Generation Type (MWh)
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Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 0 398 398Solar 0 0 0Hydro 0 0 0Biomass 0 0 0Total 0 398 398
GreenPower Quarterly Status Report - September 2007
Origin Energy EcoSaver Availability: This product is not offered to new customers, however existing EcoSaver customers continue to be serviced.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were 2,507 residential EcoSaver customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007 EcoSaver sales amounted to 985 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: Codrington, Challicum Hills, Toora and Emu Downs Wind Farms.
Contact Origin Energy: On 13 24 63 or visit www.originenergy.com.au
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
3,143 2,983 2,983
2,507
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Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 0 5,389 5,389Solar 0 0 0Hydro 0 0 0Biomass 0 0 0Total 0 5,389 5,389
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GreenPower Quarterly Status Report - September 2007
Origin Energy GreenEarth Availability: Residential and commercial customers in NSW, VIC, and SA and commercial customers only in the ACT, QLD and WA.
Residential Customer Options: Choose to purchase from the following GreenPower options: 100 per cent - GreenEarth Solar or GreenEarth Wind; 50 per cent - GreenEarth Extra; 20 per cent - GreenEarth 20 (VIC and SA) or 10 per cent - GreenEarth 10 (NSW).
Commercial Customer Options: Negotiate a percentage of GreenPower to suit individual needs.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were 193,285 residential and 6,629 commercial GreenEarth customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007 GreenEarth residential sales amounted to 50,940 MWh, commercial sales amounted to 65,152 MWh with total sales for the quarter of 116,092 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: Challicum Hills, Codrington, Toora and Emu Downs Wind Farms, Malabar Sewage Treatment Plant, Queen Victoria Markets PV Installation.
Contact Origin Energy: On 13 24 63 or visit www.originenergy.com.au
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower Sales
(MWh)
115,962
146,153167,144
199,914
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
020,00040,00060,00080,000
100,000120,000140,000160,000180,000
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Residential Commercial YTD ResidentialYTD Commercial
GreenPower Purchases New and Existing GreenPower Purchased this Quarter by Generation Type (MWh)
05,000
10,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,00045,00050,000
MW
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New
New Purchased: 62,089 MWh Existing Purchased: 7,568 MWh
Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type
Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 0 179,574 179,574Solar 0 7,256 7,256Hydro 27,580 15,000 42,580Biomass 6,336 14,667 21,003Total 33,916 216,497 250,413
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GreenPower Quarterly Status Report – December 2007
Simply Energy GreenSaver
Simply Energy GreenPower products GreenSaver and GreenSaver Premium have been collated for the purposes of GreenPower reporting. GreenSaver is a 10 per cent GreenPower accredited product and GreenSaver Premium is 100 per cent accredited.
Availability: Residential customers and SME’s in VIC and SA.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were 91,748 residential and 772 commercial GreenSaver customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007 GreenSaver residential sales amounted to 14,531 MWh, commercial sales amounted to 366 MWh with total sales for the quarter of 14,897 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: Tully Sugar Mill, Toora and Challicum Hills Wind Farms and Lucas Heights 1 and 2 Landfill.
Contact Simply Energy: On 13 88 08, or visit www.simplyenergy.com.au
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
93,931 96,842 96,422 92,520
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
ResidentialCommercialYTD ResidentialYTD Commercial
GreenPower Purchases New and Existing GreenPower Purchased this Quarter by Generation Type (MWh)
02,0004,0006,0008,000
10,00012,00014,00016,000
MW
h
Win
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Existing
New
New Purchased: 15,612 MWh Existing Purchased: 8,196 MWh
Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type
Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 0 286 286Solar 0 0 0Hydro 8,196 7,146 15,342Biomass 0 8,180 8,180Total 8,196 15,612 23,808
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GreenPower Quarterly Status Report – December 2007
Simply Energy Green@work Availability: Commercial customers in VIC and SA.
Commercial Customer Options: Green@work customers can choose any percentage of GreenPower accredited product.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were three commercial Green@work customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007 Green@work sales amounted to 140 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: There were no GreenPower purchases this quarter. The 2007 GreenPower Annual Audit will check that sufficient GreenPower purchases have been made.
Contact Simply Energy: On 13 88 08, or visit www.simplyenergy.com.au
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD)
GreenPower Sales (MWh)
3 3 3 3
0
1
2
3
4
5
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
CommercialYTD Commercial
GreenPower Purchases New and Existing GreenPower Purchased this Quarter by Generation Type (MWh)
0
1
2
3
4
MW
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Existing
New
New Purchased: 0 MWh Existing Purchased: 0 MWh
Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 0 0 0Solar 0 0 0Hydro 0 0 0Biomass 0 0 0Total 0 0 0
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GreenPower Quarterly Status Report – December 2007
South Australia Electricity Green Energy South Australia Electricity’s Green Energy is a consumption based product with the choice of either ECOGREEN, a 10 per cent GreenPower accredited product or PREMIUMGREEN, a 100 per cent GreenPower accredited product.
Availability: South Australia Electricity Green Energy is available to residential and commercial customers throughout SA.
Residential Customer Options: Choose to purchase 10 per cent or 100 per cent Green Energy.
Commercial Customer Options: Choose to purchase 10 per cent or 100 per cent Green Energy.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were 215 residential and no commercial Green Energy customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007 Green Energy residential sales amounted to 29 MWh and there were no commercial sales.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: There were no GreenPower purchases this quarter. The 2007 GreenPower Annual Audit will check that sufficient GreenPower purchases have been made.
Contact South Australia Electricity: On 1300 360 294, or on www.southaustraliaelectricity.com.au
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
9
215
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
ResidentialYTD Residential
GreenPower Purchases New and Existing GreenPower Purchased this Quarter by Generation Type (MWh)
0
1
2
3
4
MW
h
Win
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Existing
New
New Purchased: 0 MWh Existing Purchased: 0 MWh
Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 0 0 0Solar 0 0 0Hydro 0 0 0Biomass 0 0 0Total 0 0 0
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GreenPower Quarterly Status Report – December 2007
Synergy EasyGreen Synergy launched EasyGreen GreenPower during the fourth quarter of the 2007 settlement period. EasyGreen is a block based GreenPower product.
Availability: Synergy’s residential customers located on Synergy’s South West Interconnected System in WA.
Residential Customer Options: Choose to purchase between 1,200 KWh to 9,600 KWh (increments of 1,200 KWh) per annum of EasyGreen GreenPower.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were 945 residential EasyGreen customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007 EasyGreen residential sales amounted to 226 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: Albany Wind Farm.
Contact Synergy: On 13 13 53, or visit: www.synergyenergy.com.au
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
945
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
0
50
100
150
200
250
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Residential
GreenPower Purchases New and Existing GreenPower Purchased this Quarter by Generation Type (MWh)
0
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100
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200
250
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New
New Purchased: 226 MWh Existing Purchased: 0 MWh
Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 0 226 226Solar 0 0 0Hydro 0 0 0Biomass 0 0 0Total 0 226 226
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GreenPower Quarterly Status Report – December 2007
Synergy NaturalPower Availability: Synergy’s residential, business and government customers located on Synergy’s South West Interconnected System in WA.
Residential Customer Options: Choose to purchase 25 per cent, 50 per cent, 75 per cent or 100 per cent NaturalPower.
Commercial Customer Options: Choose to purchase 5 per cent, 10 per cent, 25 per cent, 50 per cent, 75 per cent or 100 per cent NaturalPower. Other percentages can be negotiated for large contract commercial customers.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were 6,112 residential and 956 commercial NaturalPower customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007 NaturalPower residential sales amounted to 6,066 MWh, commercial sales amounted to 7,227 MWh with total sales for the quarter of 13,293 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: Albany Wind Farm.
Contact Synergy: On 13 13 53, or visit: www.synergyenergy.com.au
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
4,6575,612 6,432
7,068
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
ResidentialCommercial YTD ResidentialYTD Commercial
GreenPower Purchases New and Existing GreenPower Purchased this Quarter by Generation Type (MWh)
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
MW
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Biom
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Existing
New
New Purchased: 13,286 MWh Existing Purchased: 7 MWh
Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 0 42,863 42,863Solar 27 0 27Hydro 0 0 0Biomass 0 0 0Total 27 42,863 42,890
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GreenPower Quarterly Status Report – December 2007
TRUenergy Green Availability: Residential and commercial customers in VIC, SA, ACT and NSW and to commercial customers in QLD.
Residential Customer Options: A consumption based product where customers may choose to purchase 10 per cent, 20 per cent, 50 per cent or 100 per cent GreenPower.
Commercial Customer Options: Choose to purchase TRUenergy Eco-Friendly, sourced from a combination of ‘new’ and ‘existing’ renewable energy, or TRUenergy Wind Power, sourced from 100 per cent ‘new’ wind energy.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were 70,784 residential and 2,726 commercial TRUenergy Green customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007 TRUenergy Green residential sales amounted to 10,057 MWh, commercial sales amounted to 2,003 MWh with total sales for the quarter of 12,060 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: Berwick Landfill and Cathedral Rocks and Wattle Point Wind Farms.
Contact TRUenergy: On 133 466 or visit http://www.truenergy.com.au/
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
38,51647,578
56,37873,510
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
ResidentialCommercial YTD ResidentialYTD Commercial
GreenPower Purchases New and Existing GreenPower Purchased this Quarter by Generation Type (MWh)
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
MW
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Existing
New
New Purchased: 117,684 MWh Existing Purchased: 4,835 MWh
Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type
Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 0 460,345 460,345Solar 0 0 0Hydro 9,280 0 9,280Biomass 19,668 9,687 29,356Total 28,948 470,032 498,980
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Victoria Electricity Green Energy Availability: Victoria Electricity Green Energy is a consumption based product available to residential and commercial customers in VIC.
Residential Customer Options: Choose either EcoGreen 10 per cent or Premium Green 100 per cent.
Commercial Customer Options: Choose either EcoGreen 10 per cent or Premium Green 100 per cent.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were 11,399 residential and 20 commercial Green Energy customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007 Green Energy residential sales amounted to 1,564 MWh, commercial sales amounted to 253 MWh with total sales for the quarter of 1,818 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: Wollert Renewable Energy Facility.
Contact Victoria Electricity: On 1300 136 749, or visit: www.victoriaelectricity.com.au
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
2,704
6,229 6,007
11,419
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
ResidentialCommercialYTD ResidentialYTD Commercial
GreenPower Purchases New and Existing GreenPower Purchased this Quarter by Generation Type (MWh)
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
MW
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Biom
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Existing
New
New Purchased: 3,000 MWh Existing Purchased: 0 MWh
Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 0 0 0Solar 0 0 0Hydro 0 0 0Biomass 0 12,000 12,000Total 0 12,000 12,000
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GreenPower Quarterly Status Report – December 2007
Viridor Deep Green RENEWABLE Availability: Viridor Deep Green Renewable is a block based product available to commercial customers throughout Australia.
Commercial Customer Options: Choose to allocate anywhere from 1 per cent to 100 per cent of electricity consumption to Viridor Deep Green Renewable.
Quarter in Review: At the end of December 2007 there were two commercial Viridor Deep Green customers. During the quarter ending 31 December 2007 Viridor Deep Green sales amounted to 1,801 MWh.
‘New’ GreenPower Purchases this Quarter: Starfish Hill Wind Farm.
Contact Viridor: On (02) 9518 3121, or visit: www.viridor.com.au.
Quarter in Review
GREENPOWER CUSTOMERS GREENPOWER SALES Total GreenPower Customers Per Quarter Quarterly and Year to Date (YTD) GreenPower
Sales (MWh)
0
2
0
1
2
3
4
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
0
400
800
1,200
1,600
2,000
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Commercial
GreenPower Purchases New and Existing GreenPower Purchased this Quarter by Generation Type (MWh)
0
400
800
1,200
1,600
2,000
MW
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Existing
New
New Purchased: 1,801 MWh Existing Purchased: 0 MWh
Year to Date GreenPower Purchased by Generation Type (MWh)
Generation Type Existing (MWh)
New (MWh)
Total (MWh)
Wind 0 1,801 1,801Solar 0 0 0Hydro 0 0 0Biomass 0 0 0Total 0 1,801 1,801
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Appendix A – Major Generator Types
SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC Energy from the sun can be categorised in two ways, as heat energy (thermal energy) or as light energy.
Photovoltaics are a semiconductor-based technology which converts the sun’s light energy directly into an electrical current. Photovoltaic panels are very versatile and can be mounted in a variety of sizes and applications such as on building roofs, street lights or roadside emergency phones.
WIND TURBINES Wind turbines can be used to drive a generator to create electricity. Modern wind turbines for generating electricity usually have two or three blades (up to 45m in length) and often involve dual land use, as sheep and cattle can graze around the base of the turbines. A single wind turbine may be sufficient to power up to 500 homes. Commercial wind farms group these turbines together in one location to produce larger amounts of electricity.
HYDRO-ELECTRIC Hydro-electric power is electricity produced from the energy of falling water using dams, turbines and generators. The environmental impact of hydro-electric projects varies and only those that can be shown to be environmentally acceptable can be accredited under GreenPower.
BIOMASS Methane generated by the decomposition of biomass resources (putrescibles and green waste) in landfill sites, sewage treatment works or large scale composting can be used to generate electricity. Waste materials from agricultural enterprises such as forestry, sugar cane, winery and cotton production can also be used to generate electricity.
Such projects are considered generally suitable as GreenPower projects, but are carefully assessed by the Project Manager on a case by case basis.
A wide variety of crops could be grown specifically for energy generation including timbers, oils or complex sugars. The suitability of these crops will depend on the sustainability of the agricultural practices used. The “energy crops” industry is in its infancy in Australia.
With regard to forestry wastes, utilisation of fuels from existing forestry plantations is likely to be generally acceptable under GreenPower. However, utilisation of any materials (including wastes) from high conservation value forests such as old growth forests is not acceptable.
ENDNOTES
A ‘new’ GreenPower generator is defined as an electricity generator or increase in generator capacity, which was commissioned or first sold energy (whichever is earlier) after January 1, 1997 or after launch of the GreenPower Product (whichever is earlier)
An ‘existing’ GreenPower generator is defined as an electricity generator or increase in generator capacity which was commissioned or first sold energy (whichever is earlier) prior to January 1, 1997.
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