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solar PV and battery performance specifications, household energy usage data and financial parameters to
determine the financial viability, environmental impact and energy performance of a solar PV system, with or
without a battery. Sunulator quickly became an integral part of ATA’s energy advice and consultancy services,
and a critical resource for research and advocacy projects. It was expanded in 2018 to include heating, cooling,
and hot water appliance simulations in order to assess appliance options as well as solar and batteries.
In 2018 – in recognition that what was once alternative technology was now mainstream, and that the
organisation was about so much more than just the technology – the ATA changed its name to Renew. In
2019 it won the Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Award, published the 150th issue of Renew magazine, and
ran the largest ever Sustainable House Day with 44,560 visits to 252 open homes across Australia.
In 2020 the work of Renew continues to grow, publishing the 50th issue of Sanctuary magazine, successfully
pivoting Sustainable House Day to an online format due to Covid-19 requirements and stay-at-home orders
in key states, continuing to host a wide variety of information events around the country, and playing a key
role in energy and climate policy development process with wide recognition as an expert consumer advocate.

The Future
As it heads into its fifth decade, Renew is as determined as ever to inspire, enable and advocate for people to
live sustainably in their homes and communities, and help make a world in which communities thrive in a way
that does not cost the earth. More practically, its 2025 goal is that sustainable living in Australia will:
• Be a common expectation for Australian households.
• Be increasingly affordable and accessible.
• Have broad–based political support.
• Occur at a scale where it creates its own momentum.

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