{"id":27698,"date":"2019-02-05T06:45:06","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T20:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=27698"},"modified":"2019-02-05T06:45:06","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T20:15:06","slug":"solar-power-mornington-mb0926","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-power-mornington-mb0926\/","title":{"rendered":"More Solar Power For Mornington Peninsula Shire Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-27699\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/mornington-shire-solar-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Mornington Peninsula Shire Council - Solar Energy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/mornington-shire-solar-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/mornington-shire-solar-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/mornington-shire-solar-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/mornington-shire-solar.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nSeveral of Victoria&#8217;s Mornington Peninsula Shire&#8217;s largest buildings are about to become clean power stations harnessing the energy of the sun.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Mornington Peninsula Shire is located south-east of Melbourne and incorporates localities including Rosebud, Rye and Sorrento. It covers an area of 723km2 and is home to around 164,000.<\/p>\n<p>Stage two of Council&#8217;s solar rollout is about to get underway, which involves installing panels on Rosebud Library, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery and Pelican Park. A total of 584 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/panels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">solar panels<\/a> will be installed across the sites, providing Council (and consequently, ratepayers) savings exceeding $30,000 a year while avoiding 250 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually.<\/p>\n<p>In an update posted to Facebook on Monday, Council also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mornpenshire\/posts\/2035737703146402?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAeBGxKd2z3tKs4gAKteSs4thaGV32cb6SLtScrAnyOZcIXuEtyHxql5hYOjG5EPEbguCHyga2qg_vp41a6-BcIbO6J8Lo-J8h-cxArGQDIxByCFe21G4XOrnSsghjvk-MMxor6P7tyJGNdTpebS06bWI3UT3q39BdaSH8ggjJP8aswzMIAdH4T4TTT1r9UYaWqvhFC2bQVBZh_F7gwu_SiLRn3pCdoYDK_0OkzYWtUs9bg-8PP4zmR6roV8qMx1akde7C_AwnBkIItSwRbS1VhV53kgaziVZAiNIk76_9Xy0q_3M7Nb8rc2apFJictQ5_s5uBNo5I4tj-ee8u_IiaKwg&amp;__tn__=-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> a 100kW system has been installed on the Somerville Recreation &amp; Community Centre, which is being reconstructed. It mentions a &#8220;40<strong>kW<\/strong> Tesla battery&#8221; has been connected to the array &#8211; I&#8217;m assuming that means 3 x Tesla Powerwall 2 units, which each have a capacity of 13.5<strong>kWh<\/strong> and a <span class=\"ILfuVd\">5<strong>kW<\/strong> continuous<\/span> power rating. Either that or eight Powerwall 2 units &#8211; but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/good-solar-guide\/power-energy-difference\/\">kW and kWh are often confused<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Stage one of Council&#8217;s PV program, which was completed last year, saw 822 panels (total capacity 250kW) installed on Rosebud Municipal Office, Civic Reserve Recreation Centre and Hastings Library.<\/p>\n<h2>Carbon Neutrality By 2021<\/h2>\n<p>By the time the PV rollout program is complete, 2,440 solar panels will be on Shire owned and operated buildings, for a total capacity of 707 kW. Mornington Peninsula Shire Council says this will save it more than $132,000 year in energy costs and reduce its carbon emissions by around 15% &#8211; 1,062 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per annum.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe\u2019re working towards Carbon Neutrality in Shire operations by 2021 &#8211; installing Solar PV panels on a number of Shire buildings is a major step towards achieving this goal,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mornpen.vic.gov.au\/About-Us\/News-Media-Publications\/News-Media\/Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s-biggest-buildings-go-solar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Shire Mayor Councillor David Gill.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Council adopted its Carbon Neutral Policy in February 2016 and is a member of the Climate Council&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/citiespowerpartnership.org.au\/partners\/mornington-peninsula-shire\/\">Cities Power Partnership<\/a>. As part of its CPP pledge, it is also encouraging local businesses and residents to install solar and battery storage. Council is hosting a series of workshops during this month and March, answering questions about choosing solar power and energy storage systems.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/commercial-solar-guide.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Commercial solar<\/a> installations of significant capacity are also making an appearance elsewhere on the Peninsula. Last year we reported salad grower Hussey and Co. announced it would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/commercial-solar-eua-mb0603\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">installing a 505kW system<\/a> at its Somerville facility, but it&#8217;s not clear if that project has been completed yet. 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