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Table 5: Energy Efficiency Projects Council has committed to since 2005.
Measure
Date
implemented
Capital
Cost
Annual
Saving
Tonne
CO
2
e
Building Management System and
air-conditioning control improvements
at Civic Centre
Jun-06
$61,500
$9,375
59.0
Server room AC - replacement of two
inefficient units with a single efficient
unit**
Dec-06
$0
$1,114
12.0
Lighting upgrade of Civic Centre -
replacement of main building
luminaire
Apr-07
$45,622
$6,149
41.6
Replace CRT screens with LCD
(savings additional to previous energy
star savings)
May-07
$0
$4,613
30.0
Lighting upgrade Kilburn Depot
Jun-07
$19,741
$2,692
17.7
Fluorescent lighting upgrade Enfield
CC
May-08
$15,687
$2,135
11.0
Kilburn
Community
Centre
-
Fluorescent lighting upgrade
Feb 09
$21,200
$4,120
24
Semaphore Library - Fluorescent
Lighting upgrade
Feb-09
$14,500
$3,270
19
Totals
$178,250
$33,468
214.3
The above projects are some of the many initiatives since 2005 that Council's
Corporate Utilities Project has contributed to, and as a result has made some
significant savings:-
•
Over 350 tonnes of Corporate Greenhouse gas reduction has been
achieved since 2005 (equivalent of taking 51,470 cars off the road, or
removing 13 average size houses from the electricity grid per year
•
The cost saving to Council (and ratepayers) between 2005/06 and
2009/10 from reduced power consumption alone is approximately
$13,500 per year
Other initiatives implemented via the Energy and Water Efficiency
Management Plan includes:
•
Development of the Port Adelaide Library Photovoltaic awareness
project.
•
Promotion of Council's environment sustainability initiatives via Eco
Events
•
Council’s Work Green website
•
Incorporation of Planet Footprint’s energy and greenhouse gas emission
score keeping system
•
Purchase of more fuel efficient vehicles for Council fleet
•
Implementation of the Council's Turf Irrigation Management Plan.
•
Commissioning of pump station energy efficiency research report
•
The Community Water Sensitive Urban Design Bio-retention
Demonstration Project in Mansfield Park
•
Developing a sustainability awareness training program for staff
