100% Renewables undertook an investigation of how much regional councils spend on electricity, street lighting and fuels, on average. The results are that a typical rural council in NSW spends about $2.5m per year on electricity, $250,000 on street lighting electricity and roughly $1m on fuels like diesel and petrol. By implementing energy efficiency measures like … Continue reading How the average council can save ratepayers $1m per year →

Please come along with us to the National Sustainability in Business’ conference in Brisbane from 23-24 of March. Be part of the pivotal event for sustainable business practices, and discover new opportunities and trends in the sector and what that means in today’s ever changing world. The Conference will be held from the 23-24 March 2017 … Continue reading We are attending the ‘National Sustainability in Business’ conference →

A few years ago, there were few options to invest in energy efficiency or renewables – to buy and own the equipment, or finance it with a loan. Nowadays there are many innovative and flexible financing mechanisms available. You can decide on how to structure the cash flow, what party will own the asset and … Continue reading Financing energy efficiency and renewable energy projects →