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"Electric bus, train and light rail services in New South Wales will run on
fully renewable energy from next year under a new $1.9bn deal, the state
government says.
The Minns government on Friday announced it had signed a contract with Snowy
Energy to bring all public transport operations in the state under a single
renewable energy agreement for the first time. The seven-year deal comes into
effect from July 2027 and will last until 2034.
The NSW minister for transport, John Graham, said it would reduce costs at a
time when fuel uncertainty was seeing more Australians cut back on driving in
favour of public transport.
“Cost of living pressures are real for household and government budgets,” he
said.
“This contract reduces costs and moves us towards better environmental outcomes
while we deliver a reliable public transport network.”
The NSW government, which has rejected calls to follow other states by making
public transport free during the fuel crisis, said savings of $130m on
transport power bills would be reinvested into services."
Cheers,
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
