Events

Join us for afternoon tea at 3pm AEDT Thursday 2 March as we hear first-hand from Climate Awards Finalist, Blacktown City Council on their project of the largest commissioned rooftop solar PPA in Australia. 

A rooftop solar power purchase agreement achieves affordable behind-the-metre renewable electricity without the upfront costs of installing solar panels. 

In this session, you’ll learn about how Blacktown City Council:

• Commissioned the PPA and used it to add 707 KW capacity on 16 of its rooftops (with pre-existing panels, bringing capacity to 1.36 MW)
• continues to save money on the resulting behind-the-metre generation compared with paying for the same volume of electricity from their retail contract
• combined the project with a contract to procure 100% renewable electricity (starting 1 Jan 2025)
• gains live solar generation data as part of the agreement

Our Afternoon Tea Q&As run for half an hour, every second Thursday at 3pm AEDT, where a speaker presents on a climate topic relevant to local government and then opens the floor for questions and discussion. Join us!