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\"Solar

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Installing solar panels could have saved Shire of Collie and its ratepayers a bucket of cash, but Council has voted against the idea. Why? Because Collie is a coal town.<\/p>\n

Collie is located in the South West region of Western Australia, around 210 kilometres south of Perth<\/a>. Collie’s major industry is coal mining, with the town’s two mines producing WA’s entire coal supply – much of which is used for electricity generation.<\/p>\n

In a meeting on July 10, a report was tabled indicating Council could save around $446,0001<\/a><\/sup> on electricity costs over ten years (net savings) by installing solar power systems on the Shire Depot, Roche Park facility and Library.<\/p>\n

Council’s Director of Development Services recommended quotes for the supply and installation of these systems be sought and a loan of up to $90,000 in the 18\/19 budget made available for the project.<\/p>\n

With Council spending a substantial amount of money on electricity and the project being in harmony with Councils’ Strategic Community Plan and Corporate Business Plan, it seemed like a slam-dunk decision to give the green light. Council also recently approved a 20MW solar farm for the area.<\/p>\n

However, the initiative was voted down 5-2 at the meeting. The minutes from the meeting can be viewed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“In Competition With The Coal Industry”<\/h2>\n

As to why this occurred, it appears come councillors have rocks in their heads – little black ones that is.<\/p>\n

The Collie Mail reports<\/a> Councillor John Piavanini stated he was \u2018totally opposed\u2019 to the idea and the shire should be \u2018leading the way and burning more coal\u2019. Councillor Michelle Smith seemed to be concerned about the message Council would be sending given coal’s presence in the town.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the experience with the 20MW project made a few Councillors jittery – there was some opposition in the town to the solar farm based on aesthetics and the threat to coal; although these views seemed quite limited. In terms of aesthetics, that was a curious concern raised given the scars coal mining have left on Collie’s landscape.<\/p>\n

\"Collie

Image: Google Earth<\/p><\/div>\n

Collie’s Residents Embrace Solar Power<\/h2>\n

In general, Collie’s residents don’t appear to have a problem with rooftop solar power<\/a> or potentially angering the coal gods.<\/p>\n

According to 2016 Census data, there were\u00a0 9,105 people at that point in the Collie region. Clean Energy Regulator statistics indicate small scale solar power is very popular in the 6225 postcode –\u00a0 more than 1,150 systems are installed in the area, with a collective capacity of around 3.7 megawatts.<\/p>\n

It remains to be seen how the people of Collie react to Council’s resistance to saving ratepayers a big chunk of change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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