Meeting papers

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING                                                6 JUNE 2023


Nil
Finance
Funding of $500,000 under the Federal Government’s Community Batteries for Household Solar -
Delivery of Election Commitments Stream 1, subject to acceptance of the Grant Agreement.
Risk & Opportunities
Program Risks                          Mitigation
Council does not have the expertise to The TCP mitigates this risk by utilising the expertise of YEF
go directly to market and assess
tenders

Project does not meet the required The TCP has been identified as the most expedient method
timeframes stipulated in the grant to achieve the timelines stipulated in the grant funding
agreement                          agreement by direct engagement with YEF.

                                  The TCP has been identified as the most likely method to
Project deliverables deviate from
                                  achieve the deliverables of the grant agreement as YEF has
those stipulated in the grant
                                  experience and expertise in delivering a community battery
agreement
                                  in accordance with grant deliverables
Financial Risks                        Mitigation
                                  Indicative costs of similar projects informed the grant
Installation   of  the Noosaville
                                  application. The TCP enables the opportunity to engage YEF
community battery exceeds grant
                                  to deliver the project in accordance with the budget and
allocation funding
                                  deliverables stated in the grant application
                                    All other jurisdictions in Australia have trial battery tariffs.
Commercial returns not realised and Energex is currently determining their battery tariffs to
community benefit fund limited      accommodate the forthcoming community batteries into Qld.
                                    The financial risk is low.
Insurance Cost of battery could Insurance will be provided as part of Council’s general
exceed   budget   and   therefore insurance for assets.
community benefit fund could be
limited

Resource Risks                         Mitigation
                                   The TCP enables direct engagement of YEF to manage
                                   resources and subcontractors in accordance with the project
Quality, safety, and service are plan stated in the grant application. YEF is a highly
affected due to resource shortages experienced team with experience in implementing
                                   community batteries for community benefit and emission
                                   reduction.
Legislative Compliance Risks           Mitigation
                                       The Tender Consideration Plan is an appropriate
                                       procurement exception under the Regulation, for a
Compliance issues
                                       procurement of this nature, including due to this being a pilot
                                       project for Council.
Safety Risks                           Mitigation




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