Australian energy engineering firm Ampcontrol has announced the signing of a 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with electricity retailer Flow Power to source wind and solar power for its facilities in New South Wales.
The agreement, aimed at offsetting the operating emissions for its sites in the southeastern Australian state, will see Ampcontrol initially supplied with GreenPower certified electricity and large-scale generation certificates (LGCs) from the 112-MW Karadoc photovoltaic (PV) park in Victoria for the first 18 months of the contract. Subsequently, for the remaining 8.5 years, Ampcontrol will receive generation from a wind farm and a solar park in New South Wales to match its operating consumption “as closely as possible.”
The selected wind and solar plants will cover 100% of Ampcontrol's energy requirements each year, including LGCs, although the specific projects were not named in the statement.
Ampcontrol's sustainability manager, Sam Parris, described the partnership as a “significant milestone” on the company's net-zero journey. He noted that Ampcontrol initially collaborated with other local organizations to form a renewable energy buying group.
