The Andrews Labor Government will introduce the biggest energy storage targets in Australia – driving down power bills, creating thousands of jobs and boosting renewable energy investment across Victoria.
A startup converting organic waste to packaging and volunteers who transformed a degraded paddock into grassy woodland have taken out the top honours in the twentieth Premier’s Sustainability Awards.
The Andrews Labor Government is continuing to lead the nation on climate action – smashing the state’s 2020 emission reduction targets on our path to net zero while driving Victorian families’ power bills down.
The Andrews Labor Government is growing Victoria’s clean energy workforce and upskilling Victorians to take advantage of jobs in the booming renewables sector.
Geelong’s major services are reducing their emissions and cutting energy costs with a new agreement to run off 100 per cent renewable electricity from a local wind farm.
The Andrews Labor Government is ramping up its nation-leading Solar Homes program, driving down emissions and saving Victorians thousands of dollars on their new houses and energy bills.
The Andrews Labor Government is upskilling Victoria’s electrical workers, improving community safety and equipping the workforce to be part of the state’s growing renewable and new energy sectors.
Works have begun on Australia’s first fully integrated hydrogen fuel cell research and development facility at Deakin University’s Warrnambool campus, under the Andrews Labor Government’s ongoing support of fuel cell and renewable technology.
The Andrews Labor Government have flicked on the switch of nearly 100 kilowatts of solar panels installed on the roof of its Southbank depot, the first of seven solar depots housing solar trams.
The Andrews Labor Government is driving down emissions and boosting jobs and industry, co-delivering Australia’s first ever renewable hydrogen highway on the east coast with the New South Wales Government.
The Andrews Labor Government is creating new jobs for Victorians as part of the state’s nation-leading transition to renewable energy.
Energy users will be better protected as they save money on bills and further reduce their emissions under new legislation being introduced today in our nation-leading energy efficiency program.
Melbourne’s outer suburbs are leading Victoria’s household solar boom – slashing their energy bills by hundreds of dollars each year thanks to the Andrews Labor Government’s $1.3 billion Solar Homes Program.
The Andrews Labor Government is backing renewable energy provider Pacific Hydro to create 64 full-time jobs in Geelong by establishing their retail electricity arm Tango Energy.
Hundreds of Victorian electricians will be given the chance to upskill and work on electric vehicle technology as part of the Andrews Labor Government’s plan to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
Victoria’s first fully electric bus depot will be charging 27 buses in Melbourne’s north by early 2024 as part of the Andrews Labor Government’s Zero Emissions Bus Trial.
The Andrews Labor Government is supporting regional Victorians to make the switch to renewable energy, saving them thousands in energy costs and boosting community energy capacity.