The Alternative Technology Association (ATA) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Environment and Natural Resources Committee’s Inquiry into the Approvals Process for Renewable Energy Projects in Victoria.

ATA understands that the Committee’s focus particularly relates to large scale renewable energy (most notably wind). ATA strongly supports the greater uptake of large scale renewable technology across Victoria and the streamlining of regulatory and approval processes to support this, as one of the main planks of the Victorian Government’s climate change response.

Notwithstanding this, ATA considers it may be of value to the Committee for us to provide some reflections on barriers and opportunities with respect to the smaller scale renewable energy sector, particularly from the perspective of householders and communities.
As a national representative of householders and communities seeking to live more sustainably, ATA is intensely aware of the growing desire of individuals, families and communities to engage with the energy sector in order to make a positive contribution to the challenge of climate change. One of the main opportunities in this regard is investment in domestic scale renewable energy technologies.

With this in mind, our submission addresses three key areas where barriers currently exist to both small and large scale renewable energy developments: urban planning; the valuing of renewable energy through feed-in tariffs; and the current risks posed to Green Power.

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