On 1 December 2015, the South Australian Government released a Low Carbon Investment Plan for South Australia, a landmark document which sets out how the state will achieve $10 billion in low carbon generation by 2025. The Plan is built around four key strategies for supporting low carbon generation investment in South Australia. These are a competitive policy and regulatory environment; providing information for investment; demonstrating use on the government’s own assets or using government procurement to sponsor uptake by others; and  facilitating projects to leverage external funding. 

 Some key initiatives under the Plan include

• The release of the Bio-energy Roadmap for South Australia which the first stage in further developing South Australia’s bio-energy industry. The information released includes analysis of South Australia’s bio-energy potential and spatial data as a first step towards creating a substantial and sustainable bio-energy industry.
• An invitation to the energy industry to respond to an Expression of Interest for Low Carbon Electricity Supplies and Services to service up to 100% of the South Australian Government’s electricity needs.
• An expression of Interest for reducing emissions from the Government’s vehicle fleet  and support for Adelaide’s first electric car share initiative incorporating solar PV and battery storage in the CBD.