Adelaide secures renewables supply to power city infrastructure

The City of Adelaide has signed a virtual generation agreement (VGA) with Australian electricity retailer Flow Power to secure enough renewables to ramp up its ambitions to become a carbon-neutral city.

Under the agreement, the Adelaide City Council will receive a supply from the Clements Gap wind farm, operating in South Australia, and two new solar projects, the Coonalpyn and the Streaky Bay, Flow Power said.

The electricity will be used to power the Council’s event infrastructure, electric vehicle (EV) chargers, water pumps, street lighting and other services across the South Australian city.

Last year, the City of Adelaide set up 1.1 MW of onsite solar arrays at four locations, installed 5,000 LED street lights, carried out energy efficiency refurbishments and invested in EVs, according to the power retailer.

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