National – Friday 26 February 2010
The Alternative Technology Association (ATA) today welcomed the Government’s announcement to modify the Renewable Energy Target (RET) to provide greater certainty to Australian households and businesses wanting to invest in small-scale renewable technologies and increase the opportunity for the large-scale renewables industry.
“Whilst we don’t yet have all of the details [...]

The Alternative Technology Association (ATA) welcomes the opportunity to provide comment on the Essential Services Commission’s Regulatory Review of Smart Meters.

With over 600 Victorian members operating microgeneration, ATA is well placed to provide feedback on the experience of micro-generators with the Victorian smart meter roll-out to date. In addition, ATA is also represented on the National Consumer
Roundtable on Energy.

Click here to view the submission: ATA Submission to ESC Smart Meter Regulatory Review – Fina…

Adelaide Branch Meeting
Tuesday – 9th March 2010
7.30pm   – sharp
Enfield Community Centre
540 Regency Road, Enfield
See Adelaide branch page (or your preferred mapping page) for a map to this location.
We also put an ATA flag out to

The Alternative Technology Association (ATA) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to AEMO’s Consultation on ‘Minimising Barriers to Cost Effective Small Generator Participation in the National Electricity Market’ (NEM).

ATA has over 1,500 members operating small generation units (SGUs) across Australia and advises proponents of medium scale generation projects on resource
assessment, project feasibility, grid connection and energy market participation issues. In addition, ATA is also represented on the National Consumer Roundtable on Energy and various working groups, including AEMO’s Demand Side Participation Working Group.

Click here to view the submission: ATA Submission -Minimising Barriers to Cost-Effective Smal…

The topic for the next Sydney Central ATA meeting will be “Smart Meters and the National Smart Metering Program”. Craig Memery will also discuss ATA’s energy policy work, energy market reform and ATA’s wind energy projects.
Craig is ATA’s Energy Policy Advocate and a lecturer at TAFE.
Members and guests are most welcome, and you may [...]

National – Monday 08 February 2010
The Coalition’s plan for an additional $1000 rebate for solar PV and solar hot water systems could damage the renewable energy industry and do very little to combat climate change, says the Alternative Technology Association (ATA).
Under the Renewable Energy Target (RET) the sale of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), from large [...]

ATA Members are invited to attend the following seminar hosted by:

Australian Solar Energy Society – South Australian Branch
and
The Institute for Sustainable Systems and Technologies, University of SA

SPECIAL MEETING
Structure and Dynamic of a 100 % Renewable Energy Supply for South Australia

Dr Harry Lehmann
Head of Environmental Planning and Sustainability Strategies
The Federal [...]

The Coalition’s proposed climate change policy, released Tuesday, demonstrates a lack of understanding of the seriousness of climate change for Australia, says the Alternative Technology Association (ATA).

The Coalition’s five per cent emission reductions target ignores the reality of the science underpinning climate change, says Damien Moyse, Energy Policy Manager, for ATA.