1 Table of Contents 1 Table of Contents 2 1.1 List of Tables 4 1.2 List of Figures 4 2 Introduction 5 2.1 Renewable Energy Policy 5 2.2 GlobalData Report Guidance 5 3 Renewable Energy Policy, Australia 6 3.1 Overview 6 3.2 Renewable Energy Policy Framework 7 3.2.1 Renewable Energy Target Scheme 7 3.2.2 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership 12 3.2.3 Renewable Energy Demonstration Program 12 3.2.4 Clean Energy Initiative 12 3.2.5 Renewable Energy Venture Capital Fund 13 3.2.6 Climate Change Grant Program 14 3.2.7 Carbon Pricing Mechanism 14 3.2.8 Clean Energy Finance Corporation 14 3.3 Financial Incentives and Policy Support for Solar Power, Australia, Federal Incentives 14 3.3.1 Solar Cities Program 15 3.3.2 Collaboration on Building Solar Future 15 3.4 Financial Incentives and Policy Support for Wind, Australia, Federal Incentives 16 3.4.1 National Code for Wind Farm Construction 16 3.4.2 Mechanisms Supporting Grid-Connected Wind Power 16 3.5 Financial Incentives and Policy Support for Geothermal, Australia, Federal Incentives 17 3.5.1 Geothermal Drilling Program 17 3.6 Financial Incentives and Policy Support for Energy Efficiency, Australia, Federal Incentives 18 3.6.1 Energy Savings Initiative 18 3.6.2 Tax Breaks for Green Buildings 18 3.7 Renewable Energy Policy Framework, Australia, State Level Policies and Incentives 18 3.7.1 South Australia 18 3.7.2 New South Wales 20 3.7.3 Victoria 20 3.7.4 Tasmania 21 3.7.5 Queensland 22 3.7.6 Australian Capital Territory 22 3.7.7 Western Australia 22 4 Appendix 23 4.1 Definitions 23 4.1.1 Power 23 4.1.2 Installed Capacity 23 4.1.3 Electricity Generation 23 4.1.4 Electricity Consumption 23 4.1.5 Solar Power 23 4.1.6 Renewable Energy Resources 23 4.2 Abbreviations 24 4.3 Bibliography 24 4.4 Coverage 25 4.5 Methodology 25 4.5.1 Secondary Research 26 4.6 Disclaimer 26

1.1 List of Tables Table 1: New Large-scale Renewable Energy Target, Annual Targets, Australia (TWh), 2015-2030 11 Table 2: Abbreviations 24 1.2 List of Figures Figure 1: Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme, Process Diagram, Australia, 2015 9 Figure 2: Large-scale Renewable Energy Target, Process Diagram, Australia, 2015 10 Figure 3: New Large-scale Renewable Energy Target, Annual Targets, Australia (TWh), 2015-2030 11