West Australian Green Power: The Choice Is Almost Yours

Western Power in West Australia is close to finalizing a green power option for customers from wind, biomass (tree plantation residues) and tidal power. It will be based on the successful New South Wales (NSW) initiative, Green Power, where customers pay a premium of 3 cents a kilowatt hour for renewable energy. The additional revenue will be used to develop further renewable energy sources. Almost 30,000 people in NSW opted for green power, representing .2 per cent of electricity sold in the State. The federal government targets an additional two percent from renewables by 2010, the equivalent of 50 wind farms.