{"id":64059,"date":"2022-08-03T07:24:54","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T20:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=64059"},"modified":"2022-08-03T07:27:17","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T20:57:17","slug":"qld-westfield-renewables-mb2579","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/qld-westfield-renewables-mb2579\/","title":{"rendered":"QLD Shopping Centres Switching To 100% Renewable Electricity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64060\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/wind-solar-westfield.jpg\" alt=\"Wind and solar energy for Queensland Westfield shopping centres\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/wind-solar-westfield.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/wind-solar-westfield-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/wind-solar-westfield-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/wind-solar-westfield-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Scentre Group has inked an agreement to source 100 per cent renewable electricity for its Queensland Westfield Living Centres &#8211; but it will be a couple of years before it kicks in.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Scentre Group owns and operates 42 Westfield shopping centres across Australia (37) and New Zealand (5). In 2020, the company committed to a target of net zero Scope 1 (direct) and Scope 2 (purchased energy) emissions by 2030. Scentre has an interim target of 50% reduction by 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The new agreement with Queensland Government-owned <a href=\"https:\/\/cleancoqueensland.com.au\/\">CleanCo<\/a> will see clean electricity for Scentre&#8217;s Queensland shopping centres primarily supplied via several projects CleanCo has purchase agreements with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Western Downs Green Power Hub &#8211; 400MW solar farm under construction located 22km south-east of Chinchilla. CleanCo has dibs on 320MW of its capacity.<\/li>\n<li>Kaban Green Power Hub &#8211; 157MW wind farm under construction near Ravenshoe in Far North Queensland. CleanCo has a purchase agreement for 100 percent of the electricity generated.<\/li>\n<li>Dulacca Wind Farm &#8211; 180MW (under construction). CleanCo has an agreement to purchase 70 per cent of its output.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Supply under the deal with Scentre begins in 2025.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe consider responsible, sustainable business a key part of our strategy and ambition to grow,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scentregroup.com\/news-media\/latest-news\/Westfield-switches-to-100-renewable-electricity-in\">said<\/a> Scentre Group CFO and CEO-Elect Elliott Rusanow\u00a0 \u201cToday\u2019s announcement is the second agreement we\u2019ve completed. In January 2022 we moved our New Zealand Westfield Living Centres to 100% renewable electricity.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>CleanCo has a target to support 1,400 MW of new renewable generation by 2025.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis deal is another example of how businesses are leading the way to help the state reach net zero, and how CleanCo is supporting businesses meet their own targets,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/statements.qld.gov.au\/statements\/95889\">said<\/a> CleanCo CEO Tom Metcalfe.\u00a0 \u201cThis agreement is a win for Queensland, a win for Westfield centres and a win for the environment.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Scentre&#8217;s Onsite Solar Energy Efforts<\/h2>\n<p>Also helping Scentre Group&#8217;s achieve its emissions reduction targets are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/scentre-westfield-solar-mb2147\/\">on-site solar installations<\/a> at a number of its Westfield shopping centres:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carousel (Cannington, WA): 1MW<\/li>\n<li>Coomera (QLD): 2.3MW<\/li>\n<li>Kotara (NSW): 1.6MW<\/li>\n<li>Marion (SA): 647kW<\/li>\n<li>Plenty Valley (VIC): 300kW<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Collectively, these installations generated 7,931 MWh of clean electricity last year &#8211; and there are a bunch more solar panels to come.<\/p>\n<p>Scentre says new onsite solar installations at Westfield Knox and Westfield Fountain Gate in Victoria will generate an additional 6,200 MWh annually. While the size of these systems wasn&#8217;t mentioned, Scentre says they will increase the Group\u2019s total portfolio solar generation capacity by more than 75%.<\/p>\n<h2>Commercial Solar A Lifeline For Businesses<\/h2>\n<p>On a related note, many businesses large and small are reeling from recently announced electricity price rises &#8211; particularly those that locked in contracts some years ago and those contracts are coming to an end. I was reading about a small family-run supermarket in Queensland that was paying around $5000 a month for electricity, but under a new contract is facing bills of $20,000 to $25,000 monthly.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not surprising the business is now considering installing solar panels. Even prior to recent electricity cost increases, if a business could pay its bills, then it could afford to (and should) go solar &#8211; assuming a suitable rooftop. Payback is generally rapid and there are options where a system can be installed for zero cash up-front. 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