Summaries - Australian Financial Review
Tuesday 22/9/2009 Page: 4
More than 1000 solar panels were installed (by SunPower Corp) at the Alice Springs Crowne Plaza. Lloyd Berger, the hotel's managing director said 'the Alice Springs hotel market has been quite difficult for a number of years and we looked at it not only purely in energy savings, but also as a flag waver to show the hotel's market leading technology'.
Under a range of measures including using energy-efficient bulbs and installing temperature monitors, the hotel has managed to cut its energy bill by some 33%. In August, the Rudd administration signed an agreement to pass the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2009 and the Renewable Energy (Electricity) (Charge) Amendment Bill 2009. Minister for Climate Change and Water Penny Wong said that the Renewable Energy Target would ensure one-fifth of the country's electricity to be generated from renewable sources by 2020. Since the government's initiatives in solar energy, businesses such as Solar Shop have expanded significantly.
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