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As an electricity generator we use large quantities of fossil fuel. This makes the management of greenhouse emissions our most important sustainability challenge.
Delta Electricity and the electricity generation industry as a whole, face a period of significant change and opportunity with the announcement of the Commonwealth Government’s Climate Change Framework in February 2011.
Our electricity output meets the needs of an estimated three million homes, resulting in Delta having a potential carbon certificate liability in excess of 21 million units. We must adapt quickly to the new carbon pricing regime and we have begun preparation by modelling pricing scenarios and developing policies and business systems to integrate carbon certificate administraton into our business once the scheme begins.
We are also developing a portfolio of low emission generation projects to reduce our greenhouse emissions. These projects include
- renewable energy plants
- gas peaking plants, and
- developing carbon capture and geological storage technology.
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