Innovative electricity retailer, Flow Power, has signed a five-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with industry leader in organics recycling, SOILCO, for firmed renewable electricity from Flow Power’s Cootamundra Energy Project.
It is the first PPA to be signed for the project since battery storage was added to the existing solar farm in 2025, marking an important milestone for the Project and for customers seeking reliable renewable supply arrangements.
SOILCO’s services enable councils and commercial waste generators to divert organic waste from landfill, helping materially reduce emissions across supply chains. As the business has grown, SOILCO’s electricity usage has also increased, creating the need for an energy solution that provided financial certainty in addition to supporting both operational growth and sustainability objectives.
Through the support of the NSW’s government’s Sustainability Advantage program, SOILCO partnered with Presync to calculate its baseline emissions, identify net zero pathways, and prepare a forecast model for electricity usage across its growing NSW and ACT infrastructure network.
Following that process, SOILCO went to market for a five-year PPA, with Flow Power selected as the successful provider. The PPA is expected to reduce SOILCO’s electricity spend and SOILCO’s Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 10%.
“As SOILCO’s processing capacity and infrastructure network has grown, our electricity needs have grown with us, so it was important to secure an energy solution that could support both our operations and our sustainability goals,” said Alex Hatherly, Chief Executive Officer of the SOILCO Group.
“With support from Sustainability Advantage and Presync, we were able to better understand our current and future footprint. This gave us the confidence to go to market for a PPA that aligned with our long-term direction and supported our efforts to electrify our processes.”
“This agreement with Flow Power supports SOILCO’s continued growth, while contributing to emissions reduction across our business. It also reflects the broader role energy procurement can play in building more sustainable supply chains.”
Jacob Mahoney, Flow Power’s Chief Commercial Officer, affirms that the PPA reflects the growing role energy can play in strengthening sustainability outcomes across entire supply chains.
“Businesses are looking for practical ways to reduce emissions, not only within their own operations, but across the broader value chain they’re part of,” said Mahoney.
“SOILCO is a strong example of that shift. Its core service helps councils and businesses to reduce emissions, and this agreement supports that mission with renewable energy matched to the needs of a growing business.”
“At Flow Power, we work with customers to build energy strategies that support sustainability goals at multiple levels of the chain, from electricity supply and procurement through to long-term operational resilience.”
For organisations navigating growth while pursuing decarbonisation goals, PPAs can provide a practical pathway to align electricity procurement with long-term sustainability planning.
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