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\"Solar

Leanne Linard MP And Assistant Commissioner Brian Wilkins | Image : QPS<\/p><\/div>\n

Solar panels to be rolled out on the rooftops of 40 police stations in Queensland will put a dent in QPS’s $13.5 million (and rising) annual electricity spend.<\/p>\n

In December last year, the Queensland Police Service embarked on its Energy Optimisation Plan. The EOP seeks to address QPS’s rapidly increasing electricity costs, which were forecast to balloon out to $20 million a year by 2020 in a business-as-usual scenario.<\/p>\n

The EOP\u00a0 is expected to shave up to $1 million a year off QPS’s power bills. PV will play a key role in achieving these savings, with the solar power systems\u00a0 to generate approximately a quarter of the electricity used by each station involved.<\/p>\n

Early last week, Member for Nudgee Leanne Linard and Acting Assistant Commissioner for Brisbane Region, Brian Wilkins, visited Hendra Police Station to congratulate QPS<\/a> on its efforts.<\/p>\n

Also last week, Member for Logan Linus Power and Organisational Capability Command Assistant Commissioner Allan McCarthy attended Jimboomba Police Station to view its PV project, the first station in South-East Queensland to have panels installed. Jimboomba is in Logan City, south of the Brisbane<\/a> metropolitan area.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only is the project delivering significant costs savings to the Service, but it also reduces carbon emissions, represents socially responsible investment, and aligns with Queensland Government priorities of becoming a greener state,\u201d said<\/a> Assistant Commissioner McCarthy of the EOP.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mr. McCarthy also praised the championing of staff ideas – in this case, those of Senior Sergeant Greg Rynne; who advocated for a review of QPS’s electricity use and was involved with developing the EOP.<\/p>\n

In comments made to the North Queensland Register, Mr. Power stated the project was a win-win:<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d love to get (federal energy minister) Josh Frydenberg here to show some of the good projects which are actually making budget savings,” he said<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Energy Optimisation Program also includes LED lighting upgrades, battery storage, optimising tariffs, power factor correction<\/a>, upgrading various systems and dealing with air-conditioner setting practices.<\/p>\n

Other Police Stations In Australia With Solar Power<\/h2>\n

Outside of Queensland, other police stations have gone solar – although it seems they are few and far between.<\/p>\n

According to the SunWiz database<\/a>, a 26.1kW rooftop solar power system was installed at Netley Police Station in Adelaide<\/a> in 2014, consisting of 102 solar panels.<\/p>\n

\"Netley

Solar Panels On Netley Police Station | Image: Google Earth<\/p><\/div>\n

There’s also a 45kW system at Carnarvon Police and Justice Complex in Western Australia and a 15kW array at Waurn Ponds Police Station and SES Complex in Victoria.<\/p>\n

With so many police stations across the country, these are a rooftop resource that could be better tapped for the generation of solar electricity – and perhaps QPS’s rollout will encourage police services in other states to follow suit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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