Mount Alexander Shire Council has pitched its support squarely behind a significant move toward buying 100 per cent renewable energy as part of a power purchase agreement currently being explored by 39 councils state-wide.
At the council’s meeting in Castlemaine on Tuesday night councillors unanimously voted in favour of committing to buying 100 per cent renewable energy via the proposed Local Government Power Purchase Agreement (LG PPA) that is currently being developed with the 39 participating councils now asked to formally indicate their intention to commit prior to a clean-energy purchasing tender process. Full story in today’s Mail …