Printed and authorised by A. Beaton, 440 William St Perth 6000. Page 1 of 4 Western Australia is blessed with some of the world’s best renewable energy resources and available land on which to build the infrastructure, yet we have one of the lowest mixes of renewable energy in the developed world. Just 9% of WA’s power comes from renewable sources, i much lower than the global average, which is now 19%. Meanwhile, WA’s total annual greenhouse gas emissions have increased by 8% since 2010 to 86 million tonnes of CO2e per year. This includes includes 49.3 MtCO2e from the stationary energy sector (up by 2% since 2010 ii ). The commencement of the Pluto and Gorgon LNG hubs add a further 10MtCO2e iii . In contravention to the Paris Agreement which sets out a global action plan limit global warming to well below 2C, we are heading towards a climate catastrophe. Our planet is warming, sea levels are rising, and we are living through hotter summers, reduced rainfall in winter and spring and more extreme weather events. Not only does climate change have devastating impacts on the natural and built environments, but impacts our health and our economy. There a moral imperative and it makes economic sense to act now.The coal industry is in structural decline and the world is shifting towards clean energy. > ENERGY 2030 As one of the sunniest and windiest places in the world, WA can lead the transition to a clean energy powered future. This is why the Greens are the only party providing a genuine solution by showing a credible pathway to 100% renewable power on the WA South West grid. Energy 2030 builds on our previous Energy 2029 reports as well as a number of credible studies that have shown 100% renewable energy is technically achievable, including one by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) iv . There are now many countries and cities with 100% renewable energy plans, as well as credible and costed roadmaps showing not only is it possible, but cheaper, safer, and will create more jobs than the fossil-dependent business as usual. The Greens’ Energy 2030 Plan will: 1. Introduce a target of 100% renewable energy by 2030 and increase our energy efficiency by at least one third; 2. Establish a new government authority called Renew Western Australia to drive the transition, responsible for planning and leveraging $500 million of investment into construction of new energy generation over the next four years in WA; 3. Support workers as we transition away from fossil fuels through a $100m Clean Energy Transition Fund to ensure coal workers and communities are not left behind, with $6.6m each year for direct training and re- skilling programs and investment for new businesses; 4. Introduce a staged Phase out Plan based on new emissions and pollution intensity standards, to enable the orderly and stable closure of our dirtiest coal and gas-fired power stations, and a fair transition for all. > CREDIBLE SCENARIOS Energy 2030 modelled two different scenarios for the South West Interconnected System (SWIS) and showed it is not only technically possible to achieve a 100% renewably-powered grid but the overall cost would be cheaper than business as usual. Scenario 1: Location and type of technology ENERGY 2030 The Greens’ vision for 100% renewable electricity by 2030 The world is rapidly embracing clean energy. An energy sector driven by renewable technologies and innovation is the path to new jobs and prosperity. We need leadership from our government to secure a fair transition for workers and communities, and to harness the jobs of the future.
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WesternAustraliaisblessedwithsomeoftheworld’sbestrenewableenergyresourcesandavailablelandonwhichtobuildtheinfrastructure,yetwehaveoneofthelowestmixesofrenewableenergyinthedevelopedworld.Just9%ofWA’spowercomesfromrenewablesources,imuchlowerthantheglobalaverage,whichisnow19%.Meanwhile,WA’stotalannualgreenhousegasemissionshaveincreasedby8%since2010to86milliontonnesofCO2eperyear.Thisincludesincludes49.3MtCO2efromthestationaryenergysector(upby2%since2010ii).ThecommencementofthePlutoandGorgonLNGhubsaddafurther10MtCO2eiii.IncontraventiontotheParisAgreementwhichsetsoutaglobalactionplanlimitglobalwarmingtowellbelow2C,weareheadingtowardsaclimatecatastrophe.Ourplanetiswarming,sealevelsarerising,andwearelivingthroughhottersummers,reducedrainfallinwinterandspringandmoreextremeweatherevents.Notonlydoesclimatechangehavedevastatingimpactsonthenaturalandbuiltenvironments,butimpactsourhealthandoureconomy.Thereamoralimperativeanditmakeseconomicsensetoactnow.Thecoalindustryisinstructuraldeclineandtheworldisshiftingtowardscleanenergy.
> ENERGY 2030 Asoneofthesunniestandwindiestplacesintheworld,WAcanleadthetransitiontoacleanenergypoweredfuture.ThisiswhytheGreensaretheonlypartyprovidingagenuinesolutionbyshowingacrediblepathwayto100%renewablepowerontheWASouthWestgrid.Energy2030buildsonourpreviousEnergy2029reportsaswellasanumberofcrediblestudiesthathaveshown100%renewableenergyistechnicallyachievable,includingonebytheAustralianEnergyMarketOperator(AEMO)iv.Therearenowmanycountriesandcitieswith100%renewableenergyplans,aswellascredibleandcostedroadmapsshowingnotonlyisitpossible,butcheaper,safer,andwillcreatemorejobsthanthefossil-dependentbusinessasusual.
TheGreens’Energy2030Planwill:
1. Introduceatargetof100%renewableenergyby2030andincreaseourenergyefficiencybyatleastonethird;
2. EstablishanewgovernmentauthoritycalledRenewWesternAustraliatodrivethetransition,responsibleforplanningandleveraging$500millionofinvestmentintoconstructionofnewenergygenerationoverthenextfouryearsinWA;
3. Supportworkersaswetransitionawayfromfossilfuelsthrougha$100mCleanEnergyTransitionFundtoensurecoalworkersandcommunitiesarenotleftbehind,with$6.6meachyearfordirecttrainingandre-skillingprogramsandinvestmentfornewbusinesses;
4. IntroduceastagedPhaseoutPlanbasedonnewemissionsandpollutionintensitystandards,toenabletheorderlyandstableclosureofourdirtiestcoalandgas-firedpowerstations,andafairtransitionforall.
> CREDIBLE SCENARIOS Energy2030modelledtwodifferentscenariosfortheSouthWestInterconnectedSystem(SWIS)andshoweditisnotonlytechnicallypossibletoachievea100%renewably-poweredgridbuttheoverallcostwouldbecheaperthanbusinessasusual.
Scenario1:Locationandtypeoftechnology
ENERGY 2030
The Greens’ vision for 100% renewable electricity by 2030
Theworldisrapidlyembracingcleanenergy.Anenergysectordrivenbyrenewabletechnologiesandinnovationisthepathtonewjobsandprosperity.Weneedleadershipfromourgovernmenttosecureafairtransitionforworkersandcommunities,andtoharnessthejobsofthefuture.
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Scenario1:EmphasiseslargescalesolarthermalFoundWAcouldachieve100%renewablypoweredelectricityfrom:
- 12solarthermal(CST)stations- 29windfarms- 4existingBiomassplants- 6utilityscaleSolarPVfarms- Upto700,000householdsandbusinessesinstalling
solarPVandbatterystorageScenario2:Focusedonlowest-costtechnologies(Wind&PV):FoundWAcouldachieve100%renewableelectricityfrom:
- 27windfarms- 2solarthermal(CST)stations- 8SolarPVfarmsand- 4existingbiomassplants- Upto700,000householdsandbusinessesnstalling
solarPVandbatterystorageThegoodnewsisthatwhilebothScenarioswillneed41-51renewablepowerstationsby2030,17alreadyexist.We’realreadywellonourway.
> CLEAN ENERGY JOBS Energy2030isajobsrichplan.Themoveto100%renewablepowercreates151,000–156,000jobsto2030,orabout12,000newjobseachyear.Thisincludes:
- 79,000-87,000jobsinconstructionandinstallation;- 6000-8000jobsinoperationsandmaintenance;and- 49,000-55,000jobsinmanufacturing.
(*Calculationsareinjobyearswhichmeansoneyearofonejob)ThisishigherthanthenumberofpeopleemployedinWA’sentireminingindustryattheheightoftheminingboom.v
JobsfiguresforScenario1by2030
MW(Cap)
C&IJobs
O&MJobs
Manf.Jobs
Total
RooftopPV 1,200 15,730 847 8,107 25,894
Solarthermal
1,200 1,560 720 1,116 4,596
TrackingPV 800 10,400 560 5,360 17,120
Wind 5,480 17,542 1,645 25,765 50,434
Biomass 3,000 42,182 4,520 8,738 58,452
Totaljobs 87,414 8,291 49,086 156,497
Manyofthesejobswillbelocatedinregionalareasandwouldprovideamassiveboosttolocaleconomies,aswellasnewopportunitiesfortrainingandtrades.vi
> CHEAPER THAN BUSINESS AS USUAL Energy2030showswecouldachieve100%renewableenergyforthesamecostorlessthanbusinessasusual.Manystudieshavefound100%renewableenergywouldproduceelectricitypricesatanamountsimilartobusinessasusualifthereisatleastsomeglobalactiononclimatechange,includingreportsbytheindependentanalysisfromtheCentreforEnergyandEnvironmentalMarketsattheUniversityofNSWviiandtheAEMO.viii
Ourstudyfounditwouldinfactbecheaperthanbusinessasusual,whenacarbonpriceof$30/tCo2wasaddedandsurplusgenerationissoldat$30/MWh:
• Scenario1(CSTfocus)LCOE$125.80/MWh• Scenario2(WindandPVfocus)LCOE$121.45/MWh• Scenario3–BusinessasusualLCOE$129/MWh
> NO CHANGE TO YOUR POWER BILLS OurmodellingofthecostofelectricityforeachScenarioby2030showsthatgoingto100%renewableelectricitywillhavenoimpactonpeople’spowerbillsatall,withallscenariosincludingbusinessasusualcostingus27c/kWhrby2030.
Overthelongertermhowevertheaveragehouseholdpowerbillwouldbesignificantlylessgiventherewillbenofuelcosts.Recentstudieshaveshownthatbillionscouldactuallybesavedfromthetransitiontorenewablesoverthelongterm.
Oneofthebiggestmythsisthatrenewableenergydrivesuppricesforeveryoneelse,whentheoppositeistrue.RecentanalysisoftheRenewableEnergyTarget(RET)showedpowerpriceswillbecheaperwiththeRET,andinthelongrunitwillsaveeveryAustralianhouseholdupto$140ontheirelectricitybilleachyearix.
AnationalstudycalledtheHomegrownPowerPlanalsofoundthecostoftransitioningAustralia’senergysystemto100%renewablesby2050wouldpayforitselfinlowerpricesby2025,andsave$90billionby2050,andfuelcostsavingswouldcover110%ofthecapitalinvestmentneededxxi.
> PHASE OUT PLAN Energy2030includesatimetableforastaged,stableclosureoffossil-fueledpowerstations.
Approximately500MWayearinnewrenewablecapacityisaddedtothegridaswepowerdownourmostpollutingandinefficientfossilpowergenerators,basedonnewemissionsintensityandairpollutionstandardstheGreenswillintroduce.
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By2030allcoalgenerationhasbeenphasedout,andsomegas-turbineshavebeenretainedandmodifiedtorunonbio-fuelsduringpotentialshortfallperiodsoflowsolarandwindsupply.
Figure1:Energy2030PhaseOutPlanThetransitionfromourexistingprimarilyfossil-fuelledelectricitygenerationsystemto100%renewablesourceswillensureareliableandeconomicallyaffordablesupplyasalltheexistingcoalplantsareretiredandthegasplantsarereducedandmodifiedtorunonbiomassfuelsupply.OurPlanincludesa20%oversupplyofrenewalblepoweratanyonetime.Therenewablemixwillconsistofwind,solarPV,solarthermalandbiomass.
> SUPPORTING TRANSITION IN COLLIE Theglobalenergymarketisundergoingmassivestructuralshifts,andfossilfuelindustriesfaceuncertaintyastheinevitableshifttorenewablesgatherspace.HereinWAastheminingconstructionalsophasesdown,thousandsofworkersfacetheprospectofunemploymentwithnotransitionplaninplace.
WehavearesponsibilitytoensureWAworkersarelookedafterandthisiswhytheGreensarestronglyadvocatingforajustandstabletransition.Wearecommittedtoensuringnoworkersareleftbehindaswetransitionfromfossilfuels,andthatcommunitiesaresupportedduringtheinevitableclosureofcoalminesandpowerstations.
WA’stwoblackcoalminesarelocatedinCollie,employingalmost900people.InadditionhundredsmoreareemployedatCollie’sMuja,Bluewaters,andCollie1powerstations.
Thisiswhywehaveproposeda$100mCleanEnergyTransitionFundtoensurecoalworkersandcommunitiesarenotleftbehind,with$7.5meachyearfordirecttrainingandre-skilling
programs,investmentfornewbusinesses,andtoassistnewindustriesmovetoaffectedareas.
TheGreensarealsocommittedtoworkingwiththeColliecommunitytohelpdevelopatransitionplan,andbuildonourworkandoutreachin2013whichidentifiedCollieasafuturerenewableenergyzoneinWA.
Collieisanidealfuturerenewablehubbecauseithashighqualityrenewableenergyresourcesincludingsolar,biomassandwind;it’sideallylocatedtosupplyrenewableenergytotheSouth-WestInterconnectedSystem(SWIS),therearealreadybillionsofdollarsinvestedinpowergenerationandtransmissioninfrastructure,andithasalocalworkforceskilledinelectricitygenerationandmaintenance,withtransferableskillsrelevanttolargescale/utilitysizerenewableenergygeneration.
Draggingusbackwards:Barnett’stotalfailonclimateandenergy
ü CompletelyoverestimatedWA’senergydemand–
costingus$200millionayearinextracapacityü Refurbishedinsteadofretiringageingcoal-fired
powerstationMujaAB,costingtaxpayers$330million
ü Caughttotallyoff-guardbythemassivedemandforrooftopPV
ü Paidoutmodedpowerstationstostayonincasethey’reneeded
ü Forcedhouseholdstosigncontractssayingtheywouldn’tinstallbatterystoragesystemsorlargerooftopsolarpvintheirownhouseLockedinWA’songoingoversupplyofdirtyelectricityfor20or30yearsviasecretcontractsandtheCollieCoaldebacle
ü Activelypreventedentryintothemarketbycleanenergycompaniesorcommunity-ownedrenewableorganisations
ü Noemissionsreductiontargetü NoClimateChangeUnit–heabolishedthisin2013ü Nocommitmenttorenewablesbeyondtheexisting
federaltargetof20%by2020ü Nofeed-intariffforrenewableenergysince2011ü Hardlyanyfundingorpoliciesforstimulatingthe
renewableenergyindustry,withgroundbreakingpilotprojectsbeingfundedmainlybyARENA,andrecentcutstotheLowEmissionsEnergyDevelopmentFundof$3.5million
ü A20-yearenergyplanproposingbothincreasesinenergydemandandrelianceonfossilfuels
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> OUR COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE FORWADuringthe2016federalelectiontheGreensreleasedanumberofpackagestosupportAustralia’scleanenergyfuture.Thisincluded:
• $2.8billionforBatterystorage,with$280mforWA• $201millionforElectricVehicleinfrastructureand
incentives,withxforWA• $304millionforcommunity-ownedrenewables,with
xforWA• $197millionforhomes,schoolsandbusinesses,withx
forWA• $240millionforrenewablesinpublicandcommunity
housing,withxforWA;and• $474millionforrenewablesandretrofittingrental
propertiess,withxforWA
OurfullEnergy2030Planisavailableathttp://www.energy2030.org.au/
iWesternAustralianGovernmentPublicUtilitiesOffice.Athttp://www.finance.wa.gov.au/cms/content.aspx?id=15108iiQuestiononNotice11October2016byRobinChappleMLC,totheMinisterforEnergy,usingCommonwealthDepartmentofEnvironment2016StateandTerritoryGreenhouseGasInventories2014.Accessed17October2016.iiiWithafurther3projects,theBrowseBasin,PreludeandWheatstoneprojectsduetocomeonlinethiswilladdanother24mtpahttp://www.robinchapple.com/wa-co2e-emissions-estimates-2012ivhttp://www.climatechange.gov.au/reducing-carbon/aemo-report-100-renewable-electricity-scenariosvIncludingconstruction,extraction,exploration,operations,administrationandmaintenance)of127,221ABSCatalogue8415.0‘MiningOperations’employmentfigures2014-15(ReleasedMay2016)andABSMiningconstructionsectoremployment(using2011Censusfigures).viCleanEnergyCouncil,‘CleanEnergyCareerHub’,CleanEnergyCouncilwebsite,2014,accessed11April2016.viiDrJennyRiesz,BenElliston,Assoc.ProfIainMacGill,Assoc.ProfMarkDiesendorf(2013).Submissionon100percentRenewablesStudy–DraftModellingOutcomesReport.CentreforEnergyandEnvironmentalMarketsUniversityofNSW.viiihttp://www.climatechange.gov.au/reducing-carbon/aemo-report-100-renewable-electricity-scenariosixCleanEnergyCouncil(2014)RETPolicyAnalysis.Atfile:///C:/Users/carusoc/Downloads/RET%20policy%20analysis%20-%20full%20report.pdfxhttp://cdn.getup.org.au/1499-Homegrown_Power_Plan_-Full_Report.pdfxiSeealsotheGuardian’ssummaryofreport:http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/apr/19/modelling-shows-move-to-100-renewable-energy-would-save-australia-money
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