GreenPower energy plans

What is GreenPower?

GreenPower  enables you to invest in 100% renewable electricity that can be purchased through most electricity retailers. 

It’s an Australian government-managed accreditation program helping Australia transition to renewable energy above and beyond the legislated Renewable Energy Target. 

GreenPower guarantees that a percentage of your home’s electricity use (choose from 10, 20 or 100%) is matched with power purchased from renewable electricity sources.

How does GreenPower work?

• You purchase GreenPower from your energy retailer as part of your home electricity plan 
• The energy retailer in turn purchases GreenPower electricity on your behalf in the form of Large Scale Generation Certificates (LGCs) from accredited generators
• More money is invested to support renewable energy generation and in turn more renewable energy is added to the grid

Support the renewable energy industry with GreenPower

When you add GreenPower to your home electricity plan, you're supporting the production of electricity from government accredited renewable electricity sources (such as solar, wind, hydro and biomass). GreenPower-accredited renewable electricity generators produce no direct greenhouse gas emissions. 

How much of my home’s electricity can I sign up for GreenPower? 

You can choose a percentage of your electricity usage (10, 20 or 100%) to be matched with GreenPower energy.

Does signing up to GreenPower mean my home’s electricity supply is ‘green’?

No. GreenPower-accredited electricity doesn’t feed directly into your power supply because all power sockets connect to the same electricity grid. The electricity supplied to your home could come from a range of sources, including non-renewable electricity. The amount of GreenPower energy you choose (10, 20 or 100%) is matched by electricity supplied to the grid by GreenPower accredited renewable electricity generators. 

Your electricity supply stays the same

Your electricity supply doesn’t change when you switch to GreenPower – you still get the same reliability of supply with the added assurance that you’re helping to increase the amount of investment into renewable electricity needed in the grid. 

Strict environmental standards

As part of the GreenPower program, the GreenPower authority audits suppliers and accredits generators to ensure the renewable electricity you buy through EnergyAustralia meets strict environmental standards.

Choose one of our GreenPower plans to add to your electricity plan

You can sign up all of your home’s electricity usage, or a part of it, to be matched with GreenPower energy. 

Residential PureEnergy Plan	PureEnergy charges*	Estimated average PureEnergy cost per month^
	$0.0495 X (10% x total usage)	$1.61
	$0.0495 X (20% x total usage)	$3.22
	$0.0495 X (100% x total usage)	$16.09

^{*Prices include GST. PureEnergy charges apply in addition to your electricity rates. Prices effective 2 Jan 2022.} 

^{^Prices are subject to change. ^The estimated monthly PureEnergy costs are based on average annual electricity usage for an average household using 3900kWh on a single rate/flat tariff, in the Ausgrid network area in NSW. Your actual PureEnergy costs may vary, depending on your tariff type, your network area, and the amount of electricity you use. The estimated costs shown are based on one month’s estimated energy usage.}

Live in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT)? 

GreenPower purchases are not counted towards the ACT Government’s work to continue meeting its 100% renewable electricity target. Read more about the ACT and GreenPower. 

Sign up to GreenPower today