What's being decided?

The state government is embarking on a consultative process to develop a comprehensive energy transition policy for the next three decades.

We want to achieve this through meaningful engagement with the people who make energy, the people who use it and the people who regulate it.

All South Australians are central to this consultation.

The transformation of our energy sector offers significant opportunities for the state including sustainable economic development, social inclusion, energy security, improved health, and job creation.

As a first step, South Australia’s Green Paper on the energy transition has been developed to encourage conversation and generate ideas on the challenges impacting our use of energy, both now and in the future, and the opportunities these challenges bring to the state as we transition to a net-zero emissions future by 2050.

We asked for your feedback on the many questions this Green Paper poses, and any other feedback you have.

Background

For almost two decades, South Australia has been at the forefront of the global energy transition, receiving recognition as an international renewables powerhouse for shifting our energy source from 1 per cent to around 70 per cent renewable energy in just over 15 years.

Traditional one-way power systems delivering electricity to homes and businesses are transforming to modern, two-way systems where people can now consume, generate, export and trade energy.

With new technologies such as rooftop solar photovoltaic systems, batteries, electric vehicles, smart meters, and smart appliances continuing to be developed and installed on an ever-increasing basis in South Australia, our electricity grid is undergoing significant change.

Work done to date, both in South Australia and beyond, provides a valuable first step for further policy development to achieve a prosperous and sustainable net-zero emissions future for the state.