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A cleaner Australia
from MamaMag Dec/Jan 2022
by MamaMag
Australia’s international reputation has taken a battering as nations left the recent COP26 summit with a renewed sense of urgency to act on climate change this decade. The negotiations place enormous pressure on Australia to step up its efforts during the critical years ahead.
As the retail component of Pacific Hydro Australia, Tango Energy are linked to one of Australia’s leading players within the renewable energy sector. As one of the very few providers in the energy market to have the backing of a 100 percent renewable energy generator, Tango Energy occupy a somewhat unique position, giving them an edge over competitors.
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Domenic Capomolla, Melbourne dad and CEO of Tango Energy.
Pride in project
At present, Australia’s renewable energy sector is equally defined by both excitement and adversity. The Australian retail energy market is a combination of national frameworks and local/state jurisdictional markets. Each state has its own requirements and technicalities, despite being part of the National Electricity Market. While the sector may represent fertile ground for energy start-ups, Tango Energy CEO Domenic Capomolla finds that market reregulation, including default price caps and limited sales and marketing activity contribute to a challenging market environment.
Supporting Australians
As a proud local employer, Tango Energy are dedicated to providing employment opportunities for our community within their locally-based customer service team. Subsequently, the company strives to motivate employees and encourage their contribution. Additional to this, Tango Energy adopts a supportive role amongst the community through their participation in charitable initiatives, as evidenced by the 2020 launch of the ‘Community Committee.’ “We launched the committee after feedback from our staff engagement survey,” Capomolla explains. “ The focus of the committee is to give back to communities, either as a cash donation, staff volunteer time or both. The primary focus areas are charities or groups that assist animals, children or vulnerable women’s groups.
Looking ahead
Looking to the coming years Tango Energy intend to continue expanding their footprint across Australia.
They recently expanded to sell gas in Victoria, and have expanded electricity into Queensland, South Australia and NSW. “Our expansion plans are ambitious, but the team is certainly up for it,” quips Domenic confidently. Complimentary to this geographical agenda, Tango Energy will continue to innovate towards Smart Energy, with the price point of its customers at the forefront of the agenda. Tango Energy are also building their Smart Energy business, offering rooftop solar, battery storage, and smart energy devices. This will expand into community batteries, community energy sharing and Virtual Power Plants (VPP). Through this scheme, customers will be able to start making money, by selling their excess power back to the grid. Pacific Hydro are dedicated to developing renewable energy assets right here in Australia. That means by supporting Tango, you are supporting their mission of leading Aussies to an affordable, clean energy future, because good planets are hard to find.
Find out more at tangoenergy.com.au
