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An affordable, reliable supply of electricity is an essential component of contemporary life. We are proud that each year, Delta Electricity generates sufficient power to supply an estimated 3 million average homes.
Delta's primary fuel source is coal but our journey to long term sustainability requires balancing the demands of the community for electricity and our operational impact. One of our greatest challenges is the long term management of carbon dioxide emissions as we take time to move to new generating technologies.
Delta is now diversifying its generation portfolio, reflecting community and government expectations of a sustainable future for electricity generation. Our approach includes:
- Minimising impacts of existing coal-fired plants;
- Investment in low emission and renewable energy generation;
- Developing new energy technologies for the future including research with CSIRO into carbon capture.
The principles underpinning our approach are:
- The precautionary principle - that if there are threats of serious or irreversible environmental damage, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing measures to prevent environmental degradation;
- Inter-generational equity - that the present generation should ensure the health, diversity and productivity of the environment is maintained or enhanced for the benefit of future generations;
- Conservation of biological diversity and ecological integrity;
- Improved valuation and pricing of environmental resources.
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