Solar Cities in Australia

Alice Springs, located around the Simpson Desert, is one of the five nominated regions in Australia to become a solar city.

Solar Cities is an innovative A$97 million demonstration programme designed to promote solar power, smart meters, energy conservation and new approaches to electricity pricing to provide a sustainable energy future in urban locations throughout Australia. Adelaide, Alice Springs, Blacktown, Central Victoria and Townsville were nominated to be the first Solar Cities of Australia, in the 2007 election campaign the Labor government committed to expanding the programme to include Coburg and Perth. Solar Cities is an innovative program that aims to show how technology, behavior change, and new approaches to energy pricing can combine to provide a sustainable energy future in urban locations throughout Australia" (Alice Solar City Energy Champions 2008, p. 2).[1]

  1. ^ Department of Water, Environment, Heritage and the Arts. "Federal Solar Cities initiative". Retrieved 5 July 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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