NBN Co has announced a 100 per cent renewables target as part of its Towards-Zero Carbon Ambition and membership of the global RE100 renewable energy initiative.
As part of NBN Co’s Towards-Zero Carbon Ambition, the company has an initial three-year roadmap and is working towards:
- Reducing its annual energy use by 25GWh by December 2025
- Purchasing 100 per cent renewable electricity from December 2025
- Using electric or hybrid vehicles, where suitably available, by 2030
NBN Co has recently entered into a renewable power purchasing agreement that is intended to deliver almost 20 per cent renewable energy to the network by FY23. The company has plans to source 100 per cent of its power purchases from renewable energy sources through further power purchase agreements and contracts for renewables.
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This work builds on initiatives already delivered including installing solar panels in nbn facilities, turning off inactive line cards (that send and receive data traffic) in our network and installing LED lights in our technical facilities.
RE100 Australian coordinator Jon Dee said, “We’re delighted to welcome NBN Co as a member of RE100. NBN Co is the first Australian telecommunication company and the first government business enterprise to join RE100.
“It joins 110 other major companies in Australia that have joined RE100 and made the commitment to switch to 100 per cent renewable electricity.
“Between them, the Australian members of RE100 use over 5.5 terawatt hours of electricity per year. That’s enough electricity to power 800,000 Australian homes. Having that electricity transitioning to 100 per cent renewable energy will help in the creation of a cleaner, greener Australia.
“NBN Co is taking an important step towards the goal of exclusively buying clean, green, renewable energy. But it’s not just the direct impact of NBN Co’s renewable electricity commitment that’s important. It also makes a positive impact on the over 8.3 million homes and businesses that use the nbn network.”
