NSW end users pay moree for greenpower: in three months to December increased by 20,790, compared to an increase of 13,370 previous quarter

First 8 of 8 paragraphs shown The latest quarterly GreenPower report for the period to the end of December 2007 showed customer participation across New South Wales in renewable energy through GreenPower in the three months to December had increased by 20,790, compared to an increase of 13,370 in the previous quarter. New South Wales represented 34.2 percent of national GreenPower sales for the four quarters. Nationally, 78,995 customers signed up to GreenPower in the last three months of 2007, compared to 55,217 in the previous quarter.
The NSW numbers: Currently in New South Wales 189,740 homes and 12,343 businesses were voluntarily purchasing GreenPower. This takes the total customer numbers in New South Wales to 202,083, or about 7 per cent of residential customers in New South Wales. National GreenPower sales in the quarter were a record for the program at 349,197 megawatts. Sales in New South Wales were also a record at 110,874 megawatts. The four quarterly status reports for 2007 indicate that New South Wales has sold more GreenPower this year than any other State, with total sales amounting to 401,043 megawatts.
Up 3 x in 12 months: GreenPower customer numbers in New South Wales have almost tripled in the last 12 months, from a total of 68,053 to over 200,000.
NSW state marketing: Macdonald said a Government community awareness program to promote GreenPower between December 2006 and March 2007 through television, newspaper and Internet media was timed to align with the introduction in January 2007 of new laws requiring retailers to offer at least 10 per cent GreenPower to new or moving residential customers.
NSW Minister for Primary Industries Ian Macdonald told the NSW Legislative Council on 28 February 2008 the New South Wales Government now managed the GreenPower program on behalf of the other State and Territory governments, including Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory.
Quarterly status reports: GreenPower customers and the amount of GreenPower consumed. An independent audit of participating retailers for compliance purposes also occurs on an annual basis. The Government requires a large number of its agencies to purchase at least 6 per cent of their energy from GreenPower and accredited sources. GreenPower purchases were additional to mandatory renewable energy purchase targets placed on retailers.

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