{"id":18581,"date":"2018-01-23T05:33:02","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T19:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=18581"},"modified":"2018-01-23T05:33:02","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T19:03:02","slug":"solar-panels-geelong-council-mb0425","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-panels-geelong-council-mb0425\/","title":{"rendered":"More Solar Power For Geelong Community Buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Leisurelink<\/p>\n

Another City of Greater Geelong facility has gone solar –\u00a0 Leisurelink Aquatic Centre in Grovedale – with other buildings to have solar panels installed this year.<\/p>\n

300 solar panels are installed on top of the building, with a total capacity of ~100kW. The installation is part of the City’s Zero Emissions Carbon Strategy that aims to halve emissions based on 2014-15 levels (23,135 TCO2-e)\u00a0 by 2020. In the longer term, the City is shooting for a 75% reduction by 2035 and to be zero-emissions by 2050.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s important for local government to lead the way with environmental initiatives,” said<\/a> Mayor Bruce Harwood. “This is a great project for the City to reduce emissions as we work towards becoming a Zero Carbon Council. The benefits from installing these solar panels across City buildings will also extend to the community with significant annual savings.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The City’s other solar energy installations include City Hall (6kW),\u00a0 North Zone Depot (12kW), Boorai Centre Ocean Grove (80kW) and the National Wool Museum (6kW).<\/p>\n

\"Boorai<\/p>\n

In 2015\/16, 178,000 kilowatt-hours of energy was generated by Council from renewables. While that was a drop in the bucket compared to consumption, more solar is to be installed on buildings this year, including:<\/p>\n