Aquatic centres, libraries and community facilities across the Cumberland Council precinct will be supplied with renewable energy thanks to a landmark deal between council and Australian energy retailer Nectr, facilitated by Business Green Energy.
With a population of around 240,000 residents and manufacturing, warehousing and construction the top industries powering the city’s economy, Cumberland Council’s deal with Nectr will showcase the business, social and environmental benefits for a large-scale shift to greener, cleaner energy.
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Nectr and the Cumberland Council have entered into a 10-year electricity supply agreement to supply council facilities such as aquatic centres, library, commercial offices, sports fields, car parks and streetlights. The electricity used at the 250 council facilities will be underpinned by renewable energy including from new solar farm projects.
In a time of increasing volatility in energy markets, this gives council long-term price and supply certainty as well as achieving a reduction in their carbon footprint.
Nectr managing director Andrew Butler said the agreement with Cumberland Council was a turning point for commercial energy users.
“These types of agreements were usually reserved for larger industrial energy users and energy suppliers, but at Nectr we believe that opening opportunities to all business types and sizes will present greater benefits to the broader community in the short and long term.
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“Supplying Cumberland Council facilities with renewable energy is a first for Nectr. It’s a partnership that will help manage their long-term energy supply and support the development of new solar assets to fast track the country’s shift to cleaner, greener energy generation,” Butler said.
“We see this partnership as the first of many. Nectr is pioneering change in the energy industry with consumer solar and battery energy bundle offers unlike any other on the market, and now with a partnership that will revolutionise the way with think about energy.”
