2018-01-15 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                   15 JANUARY 2018



9                        ZEN - SOLAR SYSTEM SUPPLY & INSTALLATION - 1718Q043 STAGE 2
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                            Project Officer – Carbon Reduction, Anne Nolan
                                  Environment and Sustainable Development

Index                             ECM/ Subject / Zero Emissions Noosa

Attachments                       Nil.



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Project Officer - Carbon Reduction to the General Committee
Meeting dated 15 January 2018 and award contract 1718Q043 – Stage 2 to ERM Power Retail
Pty Ltd (ERM Power) for the lump sum price of $253,133.70 (excluding GST), subject to
agreement of Stage 2 Contract terms and conditions.

REPORT
This project involves the installation of rooftop Solar PV renewable energy at four of Council’s
facilities, namely The Noosa Aquatic Centre, The J, The Noosa Leisure Centre and the Council
Depot at Noosaville.

The objective of the installation of rooftop solar PV is to reduce Council’s carbon emissions as a
result of consuming electricity from the National Electrcity Grid sourced from coal fired power
stations. The installation of on-site renewable solar energy will also reduce Council’s financial
exposure to increasing electricity prices sourced from the grid.

Installation of the solar systems will commence from late January 2018, with an estimated
completion date of April 2018.

1.                       Emissions Reduction
The Zero Emissions Noosa Organisational Strategy 2016–2026 (The ZEN Strategy) which was
adopted by Council in 2016, sets an ambitious goal of net zero emissions for Council operations
by 2026. To achieve this goal Council must reduce its emissions as far as possible through
energy efficiencies, the use of renewable energy and finally, the use of offsets.

To determine the most cost effective means to reduce emissions from electricity consumption,
Council commissioned ERM Power Retail Pty Ltd (ERM) to conduct an energy audit of Council’s
seven major electricity consuming buildings and facilities. As a result of the energy audit, ERM
developed a Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC) to prioritise the large number of carbon
reduction projects to achieve the most effective carbon abatement. The ZEN Project Control
Group reviewed the recommendations from ERM and selected a number of projects to include in
the capital budget for 2017/18 financial year, based on the following criteria:
 Emission reductions achieved
 Net Present Value (NPV)
 Dependency (e.g. roof repairs)
 Public profile – leadership demonstration


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