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Community Energy Campaign outlines what Greens policy would achieve

Australian Greens’ Community Renewable Energy Policy Clean Technica 27 Aug 13 “……..Nicky Ison from the Fund Community Energy Campaign welcomed the policy announcement, saying that $100 million in seed-funding has the potential to unlock over $1 billion of investment in communities around Australia. Based on economic modelling commissioned by the Fund Community Energy Campaign and undertaken by Marsden Jacob Associates, The Greens’ $100 million fund would:

• Shepherd more than 250 community owned renewable projects from inception to the investment-ready stage over the next five years
• Unlock over $1 billion worth of investment in communities around Australia
• Install 656MW of community renewable generation
• Offset 1300 kilotonnes of carbon emissions

“This can unleash 1 billion dollars of investment – that’s investment that people like you and I could make, as mums and dads, as renters, as farmers, and the list goes on.” Ms Ison said.

“These projects enable communities to rejuvenate their local economies through keeping investment in their local communities, to be able to tackle climate change at the local level, and finally to be able to address and take charge of their own community’s electricity bills.”

“We need to get projects to a point where they’re investment ready, so that the communities can then invest in themselves, and that’s what this policy announced by The Greens can do.”  Ms Ison said.

Fund Community Energy campaigners have met with representatives of all major Australian political parties in recent months as part of a strong nationwide campaign calling for a $50 million fund to support communities through the difficult early stages of renewable energy project development. The campaign applauds the $100 million proposal and calls on all parties to follow suit and recognise the wide-ranging benefits that community renewable energy can provide for all Australians.  http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/26/australian-greens-community-renewable-energy-policy/#VAo2bjRwV0LjliDL.99

August 27, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | election 2013