GreenPower

Compare GreenPower Options

Compare Costs and Make the Switch 

Grab your last electricity bill, go to the Choice Switch website, and get a customised comparison for GreenPower.

  • Once you’re on the site, just click on the ‘Gas & Electricity’ button.
  • Once you’ve reached the comparison table, you can make the switch on the spot by calling the phone number provided for your preferred supplier.

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What is GreenPower?

  • It is an environment-friendly alternative to coal-powered electricity
  • It is clean electricity and cuts greenhouse gas emissions
  • It comes from harnessing renewable resources, such as wind, water, and the sun AND...some energy providers give 10% GreenPower at NO EXTRA COST!

Illustration showing the varying household impacts by percentage of Green Power use

How It Works

The majority of electricity produced in Australia comes from burning fossil fuels like coal and gas.  Currently, only 8 per cent of the electricity fed into the electricity grid is from renewable sources and most of this is from hydro-electricity schemes that are decades old.

Renewable energy, as an emerging technology, is at a cost disadvantage compared to its established, environmentally damaging competitors, which has benefited from the legacy of government ownership and continues to enjoy generous government subsidy and support.

However, the more people that purchase GreenPower the more support is given to the renewable energy industry and the demand for electricity from the burning of fossil fuels is reduced. For every kilowatt-hour of GreenPower-accredited electricity you purchase, one extra kilowatt-hour of renewable electricity must be fed into the grid.

Why Green is the new Black

Black power:

  • is sourced from burning coal – a resource that will run out
  • produces harmful greenhouse gasses, pollutes our atmosphere, and speeds up climate change
  • uses up precious water in the production process

Green power:

  • comes from harnessing natural resources that will NEVER run out.
  • is a clean, environmentally-friendly option – it does not have any harmful by-products like black power
  • dramatically cuts greenhouse gas emissions and reduces our impact on climate change

How GreenPower Helps the Environment

  • 10% GreenPower is similar to leaving all your lights off for a whole year
  • 50% GreenPower is equivalent to leaving your car in the garage for a w year.
  • 100% GreenPower is similar to leaving all your lights off, avoiding the use of all electrical appliances, and leaving your car in the garage for a year.
  • In 10 years time, we hope to have reduced the city’s carbon footprint to the equivalent of taking over 300,000 cars off our roads.

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