Tasmania has a head start on most of the world in the transition to zero-emissions energy systems due to its hydro-electricity assets. Our clean electricity is a major contributing factor to our current net-zero emissions status.
However, Tasmania will need to ramp up its renewable electricity generation in order to power the decarbonisation of our economy – in particular we will need a lot more renewable electricity to charge our future electric vehicle fleet and electrify existing and future industries.
Consideration must also be given to Tasmania’s contribution to the National Energy Market (NEM). At the moment, we provide some renewable electricity to the mainland. If we want to continue to support the decarbonisation of the NEM the needs of Tasmania and other states and territories will need to be carefully factored into our future energy production.
The overall goal of Tasmania’s future renewable energy policy must be to provide affordable renewable electricity to Tasmanian consumers; meeting the current and future needs of Tasmanian industry while using our hydro assets to support decarbonisation across the NEM.
The TPE has produced a number of papers concerning Tasmanian energy:
- Energy in Tasmania: Submission to the Legislative Council Inquiry into Energy Prices in Tasmania, October 2023 (PDF 3.3MB)
- University of Tasmania Submission to the Draft Renewable Energy Coordination Framework, March 2021 (PDF 226KB)
- Tasmania’s Renewable Energy Future: Submission to the Draft Tasmanian Renewable Energy Action Plan, September 2020 (PDF 2MB)