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212 state schools in Queensland are having solar panels installed under the first phase of the Palaszczuk Government\u2019s Advancing Clean Energy Schools Program (ACES).<\/p>\n

State schools are one of the Queensland Government’s largest consumers of energy, with schools spending more than $71 million each year.<\/span> While the majority already have solar<\/a> installed and\/or have implemented various energy efficiency measures, the Palaszczuk Government saw an opportunity for greater savings.<\/p>\n

The ACES program is being funded by the Department of Education through a $97 million Treasury loan, with savings from the initiative to be used to support the program’s full implementation, repay the Treasury loan and other education priorities.<\/span><\/p>\n

An audit determined 212 schools should receive installations during ACES’ first phase and 34 have already had solar panels installed. The pace will need to pick up so all phase 1 recipients have their systems installed by the end of the financial year, but Minister for Education Grace Grace has indicated<\/a> (paywall) the rollout began accelerating last month and the program was on track.<\/p>\n

The first schools in each region to benefit from the program can be found at the bottom of this page<\/a>. Schools were selected based on factors including return on investment potential, energy use, number of students and location conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Additional 35MW Of Solar Capacity<\/span><\/h2>\n

As to how big the solar power systems are and the reduction in energy costs expected for each school, it will vary – and schools will continue to receive grants for utilities costs.<\/span><\/p>\n

In total, it’s expected <\/span>ACES will result in an additional 35MW of solar capacity. Given 800 schools may have panels installed, that would work out to an average of just under 44kW per school.<\/span><\/p>\n

When originally announced, the program was to deliver a reduction in state school energy costs of up to 20 per cent. Minister Grace said yesterday savings are expected to be approximately $10 million a year. That indicates a simple program payback of 9.7 years, which is quite a long time when you consider the simple payback of 6.5kW PV systems<\/a> in Brisbane is around 4.1 years. Bureaucracy, remote locations in some instances and other factors will be adding to the payback period. <\/span>The ACES program isn’t just about solar energy either – other energy efficiency measures such as LED lighting will play a role.<\/span><\/p>\n

ACES is also providing a nice employment boost, with 281 jobs <\/span><\/span>to be created <\/span><\/span>for the duration of the program<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first phase during this financial year will be followed by phases 2\u00a0and 3\u00a0in 2020\u201321 and 2021\u201322 respectively, with beneficiary schools for phases 2 and 3 yet to be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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