Over 50% of Australia's emissions come from the stationary energy sector, the major contributor of which is electricity generated by coal power plants.

By switching to Greenpower you can ensure that your electricity comes from renewable sources such as wind and solar. The actual electrons you use will come from the nearest generator, renewable or otherwise, but somewhere in the national grid renewable energy is being added to the mix equaling the amount you have paid for.

If your house used electricity only and you purchased 100% Greenpower, your house would be a near Zero Emission house!

When buying Greenpower make sure you buy a product that has been accredited by the Government Greenpower scheme and has this logo.

Government accredited Greenpower comes from solar, wind, biomass, hydro and geothermal and contains a minimum of 80% new renewables. This ensures that your power provider will be audited to check that they have bought enough Greenpower to meet the demands of their customers.

You can go further as some Greenpower products are based on 100% new renewables, and hence better to buy if you wish to save the future.

Contact your power provider and ask them about their Greenpower options. If you're not happy, swap electricity providers

see the list of Greenpower providers in your state.

In addition, you can look at the Green Electricity Watch put together by WWF and the environment groups ACF and Total Environment Centre.

We do not recommend you purchase Greenpower from Origin Energy, given their strong opposition to the Victorian Renewable Energy Target scheme (VRET) as outlined in their submission. They seemed more interested in promoting gas.

Victoria's VRET scheme saved the renewable industry in this country.