Coles, CleanCo partnership lights the way for a sustainable Christmas 

Publicly-owned energy company CleanCo has united with Australian retailer Coles to satisfy 95% of its power needs in Queensland as the merry season approaches and a great many Queenslanders gear up for Christmas festivities. 

The government claims that Coles joins a growing number of large commercial energy users who prefer Queensland-produced, cleaner, less expensive, and dependable energy. 

In addition to Neoen’s 157MW Western Downs Green Power Hub wind farm in Far North Queensland and the recently opened 180MW Dulacca Wind Farm, CleanCo’s investments extend beyond the Western Downs Green Power Hub. 

The joint effort uses environmentally friendly power obtained from Neoen’s late finished 400MW Western Downs Green Power solar farm, promoted as the biggest of its sort in Australia. 

This holiday season, customers who enter a Coles store will, according to Minister for Energy, Renewables, and Hydrogen, Mick de Brenni, have a firsthand opportunity to observe the actions taken by the Queensland Government to create a clean energy future for Queensland. 

“It’s through large companies partnering with Queensland’s publicly owned energy producers that will ensure we reach our target of 70% renewable energy by 2032. 

This exciting development builds on the changes we’ve made across the business to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and achieve our 100 per cent renewable electricity goals by June 2025,” Brown said. 

Tom Metcalfe, the chief executive officer of CleanCo, spoke about the company’s unique portfolio of dependable hydro and gas generators and its ability to provide individualised clean energy solutions through its wind and solar assets. 

“At CleanCo, it is our role to develop clean energy solutions that meet the unique needs of companies just like Coles, so that they can thrive in a net-zero future,” Metcalfe said.