Page 1235 - Week 03 - Thursday, 22 March 2012
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(4) At what intervals will the ACT’s progress towards its renewable energy targets be reported upon through the ACT Greenhouse Gas Inventory.
(5) When will subsequent, for example, 2050 and 2060, renewable energy targets for the ACT be set and how will the community be consulted with in determining these targets.
(6) What mechanisms for review of the ACT’s renewable energy targets will be established, additional to them being reported upon through the Greenhouse Gas Inventory.
(7) In relation to section 10, Energy Efficiency Targets, of the Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act 2010, and noting that the Minister is currently in the process of determining targets for the per capita use of electricity in the ACT, can he advise (a) how these targets are being developed and (b) what the current timeframe for their release is.
Mr Corbell: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The Government has not claimed that our renewable energy consumption targets are consistent with meeting the 40% emissions reduction target by 2020. At the time of making DI12011-81 the Government stated that the renewable energy consumption target for 2020 would be reviewed in light of Weathering the Change Action Plan 2 which establishes a policy framework for delivering emissions reductions in the Territory including 2020 and 2060 targets. It was not appropriate at the time of making the renewable energy targets to pre-empt the final form of Action Plan 2 and community consultations that underpin that document.
The following report has ACT per capita emissions peaking by 2013 (p.29): http://www.environment.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/237892/Final_Report_27July2011.pdf.
(2) The following table provides a breakdown of estimated contributions from major renewable energy sources at the time of developing the renewable energy targets. These targets represented existing policy settings at that time and do not reflect expected outcomes from government policies currently under development including Weathering the Change Action Plan 2. Actual renewable energy consumption is different to that modelled due to a range of factors including rainfall which has a large impact on hydro generation.
|
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 | |
|
NEM Contribution |
9% |
9% |
10% |
11% |
12% |
13% |
14% |
15% |
16% |
17% |
18% |
|
Local Generation |
0.2% |
0.3% |
0.4% |
0.4% |
2.4% |
2.4% |
2.4% |
2.4% |
2.4% |
2.4% |
2.3% |
|
GreenPower |
4.6% |
5.9% |
6.4% |
6.9% |
7.4% |
7.9% |
8.4% |
8.8% |
8.7% |
8.7% |
8.7% |
|
Total |
13% |
15% |
16% |
18% |
22% |
24% |
25% |
26% |
27% |
28% |
29% |
The Government does not have information on the current sources which make up GreenPower purchases in the Territory. Virtually all of our GreenPower is imported from other jurisdictions.
(3) The Government does not have access to current and reliable data on non-renewable energy consumption in the Territory. Estimates developed at the time of developing
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