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Switchwise welcomes Jackgreen

Monday, July 20th, 2009

We are pleased to announce that Jackgreen has joined our panel of energy suppliers. Consumers will now be able to select and switch to Jackgreen’s electricity plans directly from the Switchwise website.

So, who is Jackgreen? Jackgreen is the only electricity supplier in Australia that sells only accredited GreenPower products. Their simple objective is to help consumers reduce carbon emissions in a cost-effective manner. Jackgreen is endorsed by PlanetArk.

Jackgreen offers three accredited GreenPower plans to Australian households:

  • JackgreenPower 10 – 10% accredited GreenPower
  • JackgreenPower 50 - 50% accredited GreenPower
  • JackgreenPower 100 - 100% accredited GreenPower

In Victoria, Jackgreen offers the choice of either a 5% or 8% pay-on-time discount, the higher discount available for customers wishing to agree to a two year contract.

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Western Australia lags in renewable energy

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

There is an interesting article by Narelle Towie in Perth Now which reports that despite its abundance of natural energy sources, WA is Australia’s dirtiest energy state with just 3.8 per cent of its energy being generated from renewable sources such as the sun, wind and tides.

The reason for WA’s poor environmental credentials? Apparently successive Governments have been “lazy” in assuming that the state’s large natural gas reserves would keep it ahead of the coal dependent eastern states. There have also been claims of bureaucratic red tape in gaining approvals for renewable energy projects. Furthermore, uncertainty about the Government’s energy policy has also kept investors away.

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Parliament House decides GreenPower is too expensive

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

The Department of Parliamentary Services, which is responsible for running Parliament House in Canberra, decided to purchase electricity from ActewAGL but only with 10% accredited GreenPower. Apparently the 100% GreenPower option was deemed too expensive and no further funds were made available.

It would have been nice to see the Federal Government “walk the walk” and lead by example by buying 100% GreenPower, especially given the incredible amount of electricity that Parliament House must consume in a year. This seriously makes me question the Rudd Government’s commitment to renewable energy and climate change.

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