{"id":29216,"date":"2019-03-29T05:17:59","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T18:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=29216"},"modified":"2019-03-29T05:17:59","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T18:47:59","slug":"sydney-renewable-energy-mb0994","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sydney-renewable-energy-mb0994\/","title":{"rendered":"City Of Sydney (Council) To Go 100% Renewable (Electricity)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29217\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sydney-renewable-energy-1024x590.jpg\" alt=\"City of Sydney - solar power\" width=\"1024\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sydney-renewable-energy-1024x590.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sydney-renewable-energy-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sydney-renewable-energy-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sydney-renewable-energy.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In a decision endorsed by Council this week, the City of Sydney has committed to using 100 per cent renewable energy sources to meet its electricity needs.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The City has already installed solar panels on dozens of its buildings. Among its current installations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sydney Town Hall &#8211; 240 panels (48kW)<\/li>\n<li>Redfern Oval &#8211; 211 panels (55kW)<\/li>\n<li>Surry Hills &#8211; 32 panels<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sydney-solar-tesla-powerpack-mb0646\/\">Alexandra Canal Depot<\/a> &#8211; 1,663 panels + Tesla Powerpack (500kWh)<\/li>\n<li>Victoria Park Pool &#8211; 260 panels (65kW)<\/li>\n<li>Green Square childcare centre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some of the installs date back to 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Through its own solar installations and other energy efficiency efforts to date, the City says it has reduced electricity consumption by 26 per cent since 2006. Solar savings aside, $800,000 a year has been saved just through the installation of 6,500 LEDs in street lights .<\/p>\n<p>Last year, City of Sydney\u2019s sustainability director Chris Derksema <a href=\"https:\/\/news.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au\/articles\/sydneys-rooftop-revolution-why-we-are-on-the-path-to-100-percent-renewables\">said<\/a> Council wanted every rooftop in its portfolio to be fitted with solar panels by 2021, where cost-effective.\u00a0 The City plans to have more than 7,800 panels installed by that time.<\/p>\n<h2>But That Won&#8217;t Be Enough<\/h2>\n<p>For the electricity it consumes that it can&#8217;t produce the equivalent of itself, City of Sydney will source it from &#8220;community-generated&#8221; wind and solar power facilities for its large sites and offset the carbon emissions associated with the electricity used at small sites<sup class='endnote'><a href='https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sydney-renewable-energy-mb0994\/#en-29216-1' id='enref-29216-1' onclick='return hhEndnotes_show(29216)'>1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cActing on climate change is the City\u2019s top priority. We were among the first to set science-based targets in 2008 and since then we\u2019ve reduced our emissions by 20 percent on 2005 levels,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au\/media-releases\/city-of-sydney-to-go-100-percent-renewable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> Lord Mayor Clover Moore. \u201cThis decision by Council will allow us to achieve our commitment to reduce emissions by 70 per cent, ten years ahead of our own 2030 deadline, well on the way to net-zero by 2050.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The City of Sydney is also encouraging local businesses and residents to meet half the local area\u2019s electricity demand with renewable sources by 2030, either through installations or options such as GreenPower. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/adelaide-cbd-solar-mb0541\/\"> Analysis<\/a> by the Australian PV Institute released in 2018 indicated there was enough suitable rooftop space in Sydney&#8217;s CBD alone to host 619MW of solar capacity, which would generate equivalent to 22% of the CBD&#8217;s electricity requirements.<\/p>\n<p>The City of Sydney&#8217;s area covers just over 26 square kilometres &#8211; from Sydney Harbour at Rushcutters Bay, to Glebe and Annandale in the west, and from Sydney Park and Rosebery in the south to Centennial Park and Paddington in the east.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cFor too long, our state and federal governments have failed to take action to address accelerating climate change. 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