ENERGY 2030
The Greens’ vision for 100% renewable electricity by 2030
Theworldisrapidlyembracingcleanenergy.Anenergysector
drivenbyrenewabletechnologiesandinnovationisthepathto
newjobsandprosperity.Weneedleadershipfromour
governmenttosecureafairtransitionforworkersand
communities,andtoharnessthejobsofthefuture.
WesternAustraliaisblessedwithsomeoftheworld’sbest
renewableenergyresourcesandavailablelandonwhichto
buildtheinfrastructure,yetwehaveoneofthelowestmixesof
renewableenergyinthedevelopedworld.Just9%ofWA’s
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powercomesfromrenewablesources, muchlowerthanthe
globalaverage,whichisnow19%.
Meanwhile,WA’stotalannualgreenhousegasemissionshave
increasedby8%since2010to86milliontonnesofCO2eper
year.Thisincludesincludes49.3MtCO2efromthestationary
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energysector(upby2%since2010 ).Thecommencementof
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thePlutoandGorgonLNGhubsaddafurther10MtCO2e .
IncontraventiontotheParisAgreementwhichsetsoutaglobal
actionplanlimitglobalwarmingtowellbelow2C,weare
headingtowardsaclimatecatastrophe.Ourplanetiswarming,
sealevelsarerising,andwearelivingthroughhottersummers,
reducedrainfallinwinterandspringandmoreextremeweather
events.Notonlydoesclimatechangehavedevastatingimpacts
onthenaturalandbuiltenvironments,butimpactsourhealth
andoureconomy.
Thereamoralimperativeanditmakeseconomicsensetoact
now.Thecoalindustryisinstructuraldeclineandtheworldis
shiftingtowardscleanenergy.
TheGreens’Energy2030Planwill:
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Introduceatargetof100%renewableenergyby2030
andincreaseourenergyefficiencybyatleastonethird;
EstablishanewgovernmentauthoritycalledRenew
WesternAustraliatodrivethetransition,responsible
forplanningandleveraging$500millionofinvestment
intoconstructionofnewenergygenerationoverthe
nextfouryearsinWA;
Supportworkersaswetransitionawayfromfossil
fuelsthrougha$100mCleanEnergyTransitionFund
toensurecoalworkersandcommunitiesarenotleft
behind,with$6.6meachyearfordirecttrainingandreskillingprogramsandinvestmentfornewbusinesses;
IntroduceastagedPhaseoutPlanbasedonnew
emissionsandpollutionintensitystandards,toenable
theorderlyandstableclosureofourdirtiestcoaland
gas-firedpowerstations,andafairtransitionforall.
> CREDIBLE SCENARIOS
Energy2030modelledtwodifferentscenariosfortheSouth
WestInterconnectedSystem(SWIS)andshoweditisnotonly
technicallypossibletoachievea100%renewably-poweredgrid
buttheoverallcostwouldbecheaperthanbusinessasusual.
> ENERGY 2030
Asoneofthesunniestandwindiestplacesintheworld,WAcan
leadthetransitiontoacleanenergypoweredfuture.
ThisiswhytheGreensaretheonlypartyprovidingagenuine
solutionbyshowingacrediblepathwayto100%renewable
powerontheWASouthWestgrid.
Energy2030buildsonourpreviousEnergy2029reportsaswell
asanumberofcrediblestudiesthathaveshown100%
renewableenergyistechnicallyachievable,includingonebythe
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AustralianEnergyMarketOperator(AEMO) .
Therearenowmanycountriesandcitieswith100%renewable
energyplans,aswellascredibleandcostedroadmapsshowing
notonlyisitpossible,butcheaper,safer,andwillcreatemore
jobsthanthefossil-dependentbusinessasusual.
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Scenario1:Locationandtypeoftechnology
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Scenario1:Emphasiseslargescalesolarthermal
FoundWAcouldachieve100%renewablypoweredelectricity
from:
12solarthermal(CST)stations
29windfarms
4existingBiomassplants
- 6utilityscaleSolarPVfarms
- Upto700,000householdsandbusinessesinstalling
solarPVandbatterystorage
Scenario2:Focusedonlowest-costtechnologies(Wind&PV):
FoundWAcouldachieve100%renewableelectricityfrom:
27windfarms
2solarthermal(CST)stations
8SolarPVfarmsand
4existingbiomassplants
Upto700,000householdsandbusinessesnstalling
solarPVandbatterystorage
ThegoodnewsisthatwhilebothScenarioswillneed41-51
renewablepowerstationsby2030,17alreadyexist.
We’realreadywellonourway.
> CLEAN ENERGY JOBS
Energy2030isajobsrichplan.
Themoveto100%renewablepowercreates151,000–156,000
jobsto2030,orabout12,000newjobseachyear.
Thisincludes:
- 79,000-87,000jobsinconstructionandinstallation;
- 6000-8000jobsinoperationsandmaintenance;and
- 49,000-55,000jobsinmanufacturing.
(*Calculationsareinjobyearswhichmeansoneyearofonejob)
ThisishigherthanthenumberofpeopleemployedinWA’s
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entireminingindustryattheheightoftheminingboom. RooftopPV
JobsfiguresforScenario1by2030
MW
C&I
O&M
Manf.
(Cap)
Jobs
Jobs
Jobs
1,200
15,730
847
8,107
Solar
thermal
TrackingPV
1,200
1,560
720
1,116
800
10,400
560
5,360
Wind
5,480
17,542
1,645
25,765
Biomass
3,000
42,182
4,520
8,738
Totaljobs
87,414
8,291
49,086
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Total
25,894
4,596
17,120
50,434
58,452
156,497
Manyofthesejobswillbelocatedinregionalareasand
wouldprovideamassiveboosttolocaleconomies,as
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wellasnewopportunitiesfortrainingandtrades. > CHEAPER THAN BUSINESS AS USUAL
Energy2030showswecouldachieve100%renewableenergy
forthesamecostorlessthanbusinessasusual.
Manystudieshavefound100%renewableenergywould
produceelectricitypricesatanamountsimilartobusinessas
usualifthereisatleastsomeglobalactiononclimatechange,
includingreportsbytheindependentanalysisfromtheCentre
forEnergyandEnvironmentalMarketsattheUniversityof
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NSW andtheAEMO. Ourstudyfounditwouldinfactbecheaperthanbusinessas
usual,whenacarbonpriceof$30/tCo2wasaddedandsurplus
generationissoldat$30/MWh:
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Scenario1(CSTfocus)LCOE$125.80/MWh
Scenario2(WindandPVfocus)LCOE$121.45/MWh
Scenario3–BusinessasusualLCOE$129/MWh
> NO CHANGE TO YOUR POWER BILLS
OurmodellingofthecostofelectricityforeachScenarioby
2030showsthatgoingto100%renewableelectricitywillhave
noimpactonpeople’spowerbillsatall,withallscenarios
includingbusinessasusualcostingus27c/kWhrby2030.
Overthelongertermhowevertheaveragehouseholdpowerbill
wouldbesignificantlylessgiventherewillbenofuelcosts.
Recentstudieshaveshownthatbillionscouldactuallybesaved
fromthetransitiontorenewablesoverthelongterm.
Oneofthebiggestmythsisthatrenewableenergydrivesup
pricesforeveryoneelse,whentheoppositeistrue.Recent
analysisoftheRenewableEnergyTarget(RET)showedpower
priceswillbecheaperwiththeRET,andinthelongrunitwill
saveeveryAustralianhouseholdupto$140ontheirelectricity
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billeachyear .
AnationalstudycalledtheHomegrownPowerPlanalsofound
thecostoftransitioningAustralia’senergysystemto100%
renewablesby2050wouldpayforitselfinlowerpricesby2025,
andsave$90billionby2050,andfuelcostsavingswouldcover
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110%ofthecapitalinvestmentneeded .
> PHASE OUT PLAN
Energy2030includesatimetableforastaged,stableclosureof
fossil-fueledpowerstations.
Approximately500MWayearinnewrenewablecapacityis
addedtothegridaswepowerdownourmostpollutingand
inefficientfossilpowergenerators,basedonnewemissions
intensityandairpollutionstandardstheGreenswillintroduce.
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By2030allcoalgenerationhasbeenphasedout,andsomegasturbineshavebeenretainedandmodifiedtorunonbio-fuels
duringpotentialshortfallperiodsoflowsolarandwindsupply.
programs,investmentfornewbusinesses,andtoassistnew
industriesmovetoaffectedareas.
TheGreensarealsocommittedtoworkingwiththeCollie
communitytohelpdevelopatransitionplan,andbuildonour
workandoutreachin2013whichidentifiedCollieasafuture
renewableenergyzoneinWA.
Collieisanidealfuturerenewablehubbecauseithashigh
qualityrenewableenergyresourcesincludingsolar,biomassand
wind;it’sideallylocatedtosupplyrenewableenergytothe
South-WestInterconnectedSystem(SWIS),therearealready
billionsofdollarsinvestedinpowergenerationandtransmission
infrastructure,andithasalocalworkforceskilledinelectricity
generationandmaintenance,withtransferableskillsrelevantto
largescale/utilitysizerenewableenergygeneration.
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Figure1:Energy2030PhaseOutPlan
Thetransitionfromourexistingprimarilyfossil-fuelled
electricitygenerationsystemto100%renewablesourceswill
ensureareliableandeconomicallyaffordablesupplyasallthe
existingcoalplantsareretiredandthegasplantsarereduced
andmodifiedtorunonbiomassfuelsupply.OurPlanincludesa
20%oversupplyofrenewalblepoweratanyonetime.The
renewablemixwillconsistofwind,solarPV,solarthermaland
biomass.
> SUPPORTING TRANSITION IN COLLIE
Theglobalenergymarketisundergoingmassivestructural
shifts,andfossilfuelindustriesfaceuncertaintyasthe
inevitableshifttorenewablesgatherspace.HereinWAasthe
miningconstructionalsophasesdown,thousandsofworkers
facetheprospectofunemploymentwithnotransitionplanin
place.
WehavearesponsibilitytoensureWAworkersarelookedafter
andthisiswhytheGreensarestronglyadvocatingforajustand
stabletransition.Wearecommittedtoensuringnoworkersare
leftbehindaswetransitionfromfossilfuels,andthat
communitiesaresupportedduringtheinevitableclosureofcoal
minesandpowerstations.
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Draggingusbackwards:
Barnett’stotalfailonclimateandenergy
CompletelyoverestimatedWA’senergydemand–
costingus$200millionayearinextracapacity
Refurbishedinsteadofretiringageingcoal-fired
powerstationMujaAB,costingtaxpayers$330
million
Caughttotallyoff-guardbythemassivedemandfor
rooftopPV
Paidoutmodedpowerstationstostayonincase
they’reneeded
Forcedhouseholdstosigncontractssayingthey
wouldn’tinstallbatterystoragesystemsorlarge
rooftopsolarpvintheirownhouseLockedinWA’s
ongoingoversupplyofdirtyelectricityfor20or30
yearsviasecretcontractsandtheCollieCoaldebacle
Activelypreventedentryintothemarketbyclean
energycompaniesorcommunity-ownedrenewable
organisations
Noemissionsreductiontarget
NoClimateChangeUnit–heabolishedthisin2013
Nocommitmenttorenewablesbeyondtheexisting
federaltargetof20%by2020
Nofeed-intariffforrenewableenergysince2011
Hardlyanyfundingorpoliciesforstimulatingthe
renewableenergyindustry,withgroundbreaking
pilotprojectsbeingfundedmainlybyARENA,and
recentcutstotheLowEmissionsEnergy
DevelopmentFundof$3.5million
A20-yearenergyplanproposingbothincreasesin
energydemandandrelianceonfossilfuels
WA’stwoblackcoalminesarelocatedinCollie,employing
almost900people.Inadditionhundredsmoreareemployedat
Collie’sMuja,Bluewaters,andCollie1powerstations.
Thisiswhywehaveproposeda$100mCleanEnergyTransition
Fundtoensurecoalworkersandcommunitiesarenotleft
behind,with$7.5meachyearfordirecttrainingandre-skilling
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> OUR COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE FOR
WA
Duringthe2016federalelectiontheGreensreleasedanumber
ofpackagestosupportAustralia’scleanenergyfuture.This
included:
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$2.8billionforBatterystorage,with$280mforWA
$201millionforElectricVehicleinfrastructureand
incentives,withxforWA
$304millionforcommunity-ownedrenewables,with
xforWA
$197millionforhomes,schoolsandbusinesses,withx
forWA
$240millionforrenewablesinpublicandcommunity
housing,withxforWA;and
$474millionforrenewablesandretrofittingrental
propertiess,withxforWA
OurfullEnergy2030Planisavailableat
http://www.energy2030.org.au/ i
WesternAustralianGovernmentPublicUtilitiesOffice.At
http://www.finance.wa.gov.au/cms/content.aspx?id=15108
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QuestiononNotice11October2016byRobinChappleMLC,totheMinisterfor
Energy,usingCommonwealthDepartmentofEnvironment2016Stateand
TerritoryGreenhouseGasInventories2014.Accessed17October2016.
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Withafurther3projects,theBrowseBasin,PreludeandWheatstoneprojects
duetocomeonlinethiswilladdanother24mtpa
http://www.robinchapple.com/wa-co2e-emissions-estimates-2012
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http://www.climatechange.gov.au/reducing-carbon/aemo-report-100renewable-electricity-scenarios
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Includingconstruction,extraction,exploration,operations,administrationand
maintenance)of127,221ABSCatalogue8415.0‘MiningOperations’
employmentfigures2014-15(ReleasedMay2016)andABSMiningconstruction
sectoremployment(using2011Censusfigures).
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CleanEnergyCouncil,‘CleanEnergyCareerHub’,CleanEnergyCouncil
website,2014,accessed11April2016.
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DrJennyRiesz,BenElliston,Assoc.ProfIainMacGill,Assoc.ProfMark
Diesendorf(2013).Submissionon100percentRenewablesStudy–Draft
ModellingOutcomesReport.CentreforEnergyandEnvironmentalMarkets
UniversityofNSW.
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http://www.climatechange.gov.au/reducing-carbon/aemo-report-100renewable-electricity-scenarios
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CleanEnergyCouncil(2014)RETPolicyAnalysis.At
file:///C:/Users/carusoc/Downloads/RET%20policy%20analysis%20%20full%20report.pdf
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http://cdn.getup.org.au/1499-Homegrown_Power_Plan_-Full_Report.pdf
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SeealsotheGuardian’ssummaryofreport:
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/apr/19/modelling-showsmove-to-100-renewable-energy-would-save-australia-money
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