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Retail PPA Business Case Template

Retail PPA Business Case Template

CitySwitch partnered with the Business Renewables Centre Australia to produce this business case template to support your retail PPA.

Retail PPA Case Studies

Get inspired by the achievements of Westpac, Ascham School, Canva and Herbet Smith Freehills Lawyers

How to buy renewable electricity through a retail PPA

How to buy renewable electricity through a retail PPA

We partnered with Business Renewables Centre Australia to produce a handy explainer on retail PPAs

Buying GreenPower and LGCs explainer

Buying GreenPower and LGCs explainer

In partnership with the Business Renewables Centre Australia we've produced a handy explainer to buying GreenPower and LGCs.

GreenPower and LGCs Case Studies

GreenPower and LGCs Case Studies

Hear how Fox Studios, Single O Cafe, Suncorp, Green Building Council of Australia and the Melbourne Cricket Ground all made the switch.

Build a business case for GreenPower or LGCs

Build a business case for GreenPower or LGCs

Use this template to build a business case to purchase GreenPower or LGCs

Business Renewables Centre Australia

The Business Renewables Centre Australia (BRC-A) is a member-based platform that streamlines and accelerates corporate purchasing of large-scale wind and solar energy and storage.

 

GreenPower - affordable renewable energy

GreenPower - affordable renewable energy

GreenPower is where electricity is purchased on your behalf from a renewable energy generator. 

The Fifth Estate ebook: Renewable Energy

The Fifth Estate ebook: Renewable Energy

In collaboration with CitySwitch, The Fifth Estate has released a free ebook about renewable energy.

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CitySwitch Signatory of the Year and New Signatory Awards - category judging criteria

  • Delivering outcomes as demonstrated by an improved or maintained current NABERS Energy rating and achieved energy savings* (up to 28 points)
  • Implementing one or more energy saving initiatives (up to 10 points)
  • Demonstrating leadership by undertaking innovative, creative or progressive office energy efficiency activities (up to 10 points)
  • Engagement of staff/ customers/suppliers and/or stakeholders to educate and create market transformation (up to 10 points)
  • Participation in CitySwitch local program activities (up to 10 points).
Note, new Signatories submitting for New Signatory of the Year Award need only complete an indicative rating – all other submissions must be accredited.

CitySwitch Partnership of the Year Award - category judging criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Submitted projects should:

  • Involve more than one registered company 
  • Demonstrate that they are  innovative and over and above “business as usual”
  • Demonstrate that they catalyse “market transformation” and or “address a market barrier”
  • Deliver a reduction in energy consumption and carbon emissions within the built environment 

Judging Criteria

  • Delivering outcomes as demonstrated by an improved or maintained current NABERS Energy rating and achieved energy savings* (up to 14 points)
  • Implementing one or more energy saving initiatives (up to 10 points)
  • Demonstrating leadership by undertaking innovative, creative or progressive office energy efficiency activities (up to 17 points)
  • Engagement of staff/ customers/suppliers and/or stakeholders to educate and create market transformation (up to 17 points)
  • Participation in CitySwitch local program activities (up to 10 points)
  • The submitting entity MUST be a CitySwitch Signatory
Note, Signatories submitting for the Partnership of the Year Award may submit an accredited NABERS tenancy, whole building or base building rating.

It’s easy and free to join the program. Your good-will commitment to the program is an acknowledgement of the business sector’s role in
contributing to environmental sustainability and your intention to reduce your own energy consumption and associated carbon emissions.

As part of this, Signatories to the program commit to achieve an accredited NABERS Energy tenancy rating (between 4 and 6 stars) and
work with CitySwitch to improve their tenancy’s environmental performance.

Find out more about how obtaining a NABERS Energy rating ensures you can benchmark your performance, better manage your progress
over time and promote your star rating achievement.