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In a move to reduce its operating costs, Queensland’s Mackay Regional Council intends installing solar panels on twenty more of its buildings.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Last September, council called for expressions of interest (EOIs) to investigate its renewable energy options. Some of the options suggested included waste-to-energy plants, solar farms, small-scale site based solar power and hydropower. From that process, it was decided that small-scale PV would be the best option.<\/p>\n

At a meeting yesterday<\/a> (PDF), Council voted to invite tenders for the project from sixteen shortlisted EOI respondents.<\/p>\n

The buildings earmarked to get solar panels:<\/p>\n

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  1. Mackay Civic Precinct ArtSpace<\/li>\n
  2. Mackay Civic Precinct Administration Building<\/li>\n
  3. Mackay Civic Precinct Entertainment Centre and Convention Centre (MECC)<\/li>\n
  4. Wellington St Admin Building<\/li>\n
  5. The Dome \u2013 Duddley Denny City Library<\/li>\n
  6. Gordon White Library<\/li>\n
  7. Bluewater Lagoon<\/li>\n
  8. Paget Depot<\/li>\n
  9. Nebo Water Treatment Plant<\/li>\n
  10. Mt Bassett Sewer Pump Station<\/li>\n
  11. Mirani Depot Site<\/li>\n
  12. Paget Waste Transfer Station<\/li>\n
  13. Sarina Admin Centre including Bob Wood Hall and Library<\/li>\n
  14. Sarina Sewerage Treatment Plant<\/li>\n
  15. Mackay South Sewerage Treatment Plant<\/li>\n
  16. Mackay North Sewerage Treatment Plant<\/li>\n
  17. Dumbleton Weir<\/li>\n
  18. Mirani Sewerage Treatment Plant<\/li>\n
  19. Pioneer Swim Centre<\/li>\n
  20. Sydney St SPS<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The number of waste water treatment plants in the list continues a trend among Australian councils for such sites to be used for clean electricity generation. A couple of other recent projects we’ve mentioned have been a large scale solar installation at\u00a0 Black Rock Water Reclamation Plant<\/a> near Geelong in Victoria, and a 99kW floating solar power station<\/a> currently under construction at the East Lismore Sewage Treatment Plant in New South Wales.<\/p>\n

    \u201cObviously, for the program to progress from here, any tender would need to fit within budget, be cost-effective and have an acceptable payback period,” said<\/a> CEO Craig Doyle. \u201cHowever, based on the work completed to-date, we strongly believe that any initial costs will be recovered quickly using renewable energy.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Like many other councils in Australia, electricity is a major cost for Mackay Regional Council – around $7.2 million last financial year.<\/p>\n

    According to Council’s Environmental Sustainability Action Plan for 2017 – 2023, one of its goals is to progressively increase the percentage of energy consumption from renewable sources during the life of the strategy. 20 buildings is certainly a good start.<\/p>\n

    Solar power in Mackay<\/a> has also been embraced by households and businesses. In Mackay’s postcode, 4740, more than 6,969 small scale solar power systems were installed as at November 1, representing approximately 29.3MW of capacity. This level ranked it no.9 in Australia for solar installations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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