#2.1 Renewable Energy
Supporting renewable energy in new subdivisions helps reduce emissions, manage peak electricity demand, and build resilience to climate change. It also enables communities to transition to a low-carbon future through local energy generation and storage.
The Victorian Planning Provisions include the following objectives for renewable energy:
- To encourage arrangements that support renewable energy generation and use at the lot or neighbourhood level (56.09-2).
- To create urban structures that minimise peak electricity demand and support technologies such as microgrids and batteries (15.01-3S).
- To support resilient energy infrastructure that enables on-site renewable energy generation and storage (19.01-1S).
BESS rewards subdivisions that support renewable energy by:
- Installing energy-efficient streetlighting powered by renewable sources. [https://staging.bess.net.au/admin/sd_engine/sddocumentationmodel/49/change/]
- Providing renewable-powered infrastructure in public spaces, such as lighting, irrigation, or BBQs. [https://staging.bess.net.au/admin/sd_engine/sddocumentationmodel/50/change/]
- Establishing local energy networks, such as microgrids or virtual power plants. [https://staging.bess.net.au/admin/sd_engine/sddocumentationmodel/51/change/]
- Installing shared battery storage systems to support local energy resilience and maximise renewable energy use. [https://staging.bess.net.au/admin/sd_engine/sddocumentationmodel/52/change/]