Engineering and 2018 - 2019 $$$ ??? 1.11 Energy Security and Battery Storage Projects Investigate opportunities to battery storage of electricity at a suitable Council facility. Aim to ensure installation of solar panels will be compatible with potential connection to battery storage. Engineering and 2018 - 2019 Current resources 1.12 Large scale renewable energy generation Projects, Finance Investigate opportunities for large scale renewable energy generation on Council land or roofs, whereby Council could produce power to offset demand from buildings, or lease the land to a community group or commercial energy provider for a large scale renewable energy project. Communications, ongoing Current resources 1.13 Monitoring and Reporting and Promoting progress Strategic Planning Analyse energy consumption and cost data to verify the environmental and and Environment, financial benefits of undertaken to reduce greenhouse emissions from Engineering and Council buildings, and promote benefits to the wider community. Projects 2 Public lighting Engineering and 2017 - 2019 TBD 2.1 Cost-shared street lights Projects Continue to investigate the possibility of changing over streetlights to energy efficient lights, possibly through a regional partnership involving Powercor, VicRoads, relevant councils and other stakeholders. Engineering and 2017 - 2019 TBD 2.2 Non-standard street lights Projects Investigate the feasibility of converting non-standard / decorative lights to energy efficient lamps, accounting for feature lighting and for lights in new developments that will become the responsibility of Council. Engineering and 2018 - 2019 Current resources 2.3 Street lighting policy Projects Update Council’s street lighting policy (Section 3.4 in Policy Engineering – requirements for infrastructure construction) to reinforce lighting output standards and regulations, and specify Council’s requirements for light types in new developments and as feature lighting. Engineering and 2020 - 2021 TBD 2.4 Outdoor metered lighting Projects, Identify the most energy efficient lighting for special outdoor uses like sportsfields, and plan to upgrade lighting for maximum energy efficiency
1.11 Energy Security and Battery Storage Investigate opportunities to battery storage of electricity at a suitable Council facility. Aim to ensure installation of solar panels will be compatible with potential connection to battery storage. Engineering and Projects 2018 - 2019 $$$ ??? 1.12 Large scale renewable energy generation Investigate opportunities for large scale renewable energy generation on Council land or roofs, whereby Council could produce power to offset demand from buildings, or lease the land to a community group or commercial energy provider for a large scale renewable energy project. Engineering and Projects, Finance 2018 - 2019 Current resources 1.13 Monitoring and Reporting and Promoting progress Analyse energy consumption and cost data to verify the environmental and financial benefits of undertaken to reduce greenhouse emissions from Council buildings, and promote benefits to the wider community. Communications, Strategic Planning and Environment, Engineering and Projects ongoing Current resources 2 Public lighting 2.1 Cost-shared street lights Continue to investigate the possibility of changing over streetlights to energy efficient lights, possibly through a regional partnership involving Powercor, VicRoads, relevant councils and other stakeholders. Engineering and Projects 2017 - 2019 TBD 2.2 Non-standard street lights Investigate the feasibility of converting non-standard / decorative lights to energy efficient lamps, accounting for feature lighting and for lights in new developments that will become the responsibility of Council. Engineering and Projects 2017 - 2019 TBD 2.3 Street lighting policy Update Council’s street lighting policy (Section 3.4 in Policy – Engineering requirements for infrastructure construction) to reinforce lighting output standards and regulations, and specify Council’s requirements for light types in new developments and as feature lighting. Engineering and Projects 2018 - 2019 Current resources 2.4 Outdoor metered lighting Identify the most energy efficient lighting for special outdoor uses like sportsfields, and plan to upgrade lighting for maximum energy efficiency Engineering and Projects, 2020 - 2021 TBD
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