{"id":51514,"date":"2021-06-28T06:20:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-27T19:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=51514"},"modified":"2021-06-28T06:20:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-27T19:50:44","slug":"st-vincent-agl-solar-mb2053","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/st-vincent-agl-solar-mb2053\/","title":{"rendered":"AGL Installing A Bunch Of Solar Systems For St. Vinnies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/agl-st-vincent-solar.jpg\" alt=\"St Vincent de Paul - solar energy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/agl-st-vincent-solar.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/agl-st-vincent-solar-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/agl-st-vincent-solar-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/agl-st-vincent-solar-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria will soon be making huge savings on its electricity bills through the installation of solar power systems.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>AGL announced on Friday it will be installing 91 systems for the charity across the state &#8211; up to 1.6 MW of solar capacity in total capable of generating an estimated 1,992 megawatt-hours (MWh) of clean electricity annually.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe estimate that these installations will save up to $1.26 million in energy costs &#8211; much needed funds that can be redirected back into the community,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agl.com.au\/about-agl\/media-centre\/asx-and-media-releases\/2021\/june\/agl-supports-st-vincent-de-paul-society-victoria-with-solar-savings\">said<\/a> AGL Chief Customer Officer, Christine Corbett.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Victorian Minister for Energy, Environment, and Climate Change\u00a0 Lily D&#8217;Ambrosio was present at the announcement, which occurred at the first solar powered St Vincent De Paul shop in Victoria. The shop&#8217;s location wasn&#8217;t mentioned, but zooming in on the plaque indicates it&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinnies.org.au\/shops\/view\/414\">Vinnie&#8217;s Oakleigh<\/a>, which is located in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/location\/hughesdale-3166-vic\/\"> Hughesdale<\/a> in Melbourne&#8217;s south-east.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt&#8217;s fabulous to see community organisations reducing their bills and slashing their emissions by installing solar panels,&#8221; said Minister D&#8217;Ambrosio. &#8220;It all counts as we work towards halving our carbon emissions by 2030.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The size of the system wasn&#8217;t noted either, but the Hughesdale building looks like it has a good rooftop for solar panels.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51518 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/vinnies-rooftop-1.jpg\" alt=\"St Vinnies Oakleigh\" width=\"800\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/vinnies-rooftop-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/vinnies-rooftop-1-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/vinnies-rooftop-1-768x451.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>AGL expects all the installations to be completed by the end of next year.<\/p>\n<h2>About That AGL Vs. Greenpeace Thing<\/h2>\n<p>AGL will no doubt be looking forward to some positivity in the media given a recent Greenpeace campaign branding the company &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/agl-greenpeace-emissions-mb1988\/\">Australia&#8217;s Greatest Liability<\/a>&#8221; &#8211; and what went on around it.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Greenpeace Australia Pacific launched a report, digital advertising campaign and the website AustraliasGreatestLiability.com, targeting the company over emissions. Greenpeace says 85% of the power AGL generates comes from coal and AGL is Australia\u2019s biggest domestic contributor to climate change.<\/p>\n<p>The accusations aside, AGL was rather pissed with the group using AGL logos in its campaign. The company&#8217;s law-talkin&#8217; folks whipped up an application for an urgent interim injunction, demanding Greenpeace remove them. The Federal Court denied the application. The case then returned to court and that attempt again <a href=\"https:\/\/www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au\/judgments\/Judgments\/fca\/single\/2021\/2021fca0625\">(mostly) failed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the situation last week, Greenpeace Australia Pacific CEO David Ritter <a href=\"https:\/\/probonoaustralia.com.au\/news\/2021\/06\/keeping-up-appearances\/\">said<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;In my view, AGL\u2019s ill-fated lawsuit was just the latest in a long line of attempts by big polluters to stifle, intimidate and censor civil society.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mr. Ritter said AGL attacking Greenpeace &#8220;might not have been the wisest decision&#8221; as the action drew more attention &#8211; locally and internationally &#8211; to the campaign.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;AGL needs to bring forward the closure of all of its coal burning power stations to no later than 2030, and to become a pure-play renewable energy company,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Then AGL will truly be able to take pride from all those windmills and solar arrays on their website.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In 2015, AGL committed to not extend the life of its coal-fired power plants and the company has also committed to a 2050 net emissions zero target &#8211; 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