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Home>Council Services>Environment>Energy and Climate>Community Power
Community Power is a local/community government program to make it easier and more affordable for residents to switch to GreenPower.
GreenPower is accredited renewable elecricity sourced from the sun, wind, water. Green Power is government approved and part of a National Accreditation Program.
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| Community Power Program | | Community Power is proud to announce our new partnership with Origin – Australia’s number one green energy provider.
By joining the Community Power program and signing up to 100% Government accredited Origin Green GreenPower sourced from wind generation, Business GreenEarth Electricity 20% Origin GreenPower or GreenEnergy Home, with 20% Government accredited Origin GreenPower, you can be part of a community that reduces greenhouse emissions and address Climate Change.
Note: GreenEnergy Home with 20% Government accredited Origin GreenPower offer is only available until December 12, 2008.
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| Switch to GreenPower Today | | Do your part for the environment and make the switch to GreenPower.
Call the Community Power hotline on 1300 138 149 or visit the Community Power website for further details.
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| Benefits of Community Power | | Selects the best GreenPower products available to make your GreenPower choice easy.
Reduces community greenhouse gas emissions.
Members have reduced up to 6,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases per year.
Is a local, not-for-profit initiative through a local government partnership.
Provides energy reduction information and management programs.
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| Greenhouse Emissions in the Average Victorian Home | | Travel – 34%
Electric Appliances – 15%
Cooking – 3%
Fridge/Freezer – 9%
Lighting – 5%
Waste – 5%
Clothes washing/drying/dishwashing – 2%
Hot Water - 11%
Heating and Cooling - 11%
To calculate your individual households greenhouse emissions, visit the EPA Victoria website.
Source: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and The Arts.
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