{"id":62176,"date":"2022-05-26T07:58:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T21:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=62176"},"modified":"2022-05-26T07:58:18","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T21:28:18","slug":"cassowary-coast-solar-mb2490","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/cassowary-coast-solar-mb2490\/","title":{"rendered":"Cassowary Coast Council Saving Big Bucks With Solar Power"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Queensland's<\/p>\n

Queensland’s Cassowary Coast Regional Council is pretty pleased with its solar energy savings to date, with more installations on the way.<\/p>\n

Situated in Far North Queensland, the local government area covers 4,688 km\u00b2 and is home to around 30,000 people; approximately half of whom live in the towns of Innisfail, Cardwell and Tully.<\/p>\n

With more than 120 kilometres of coastline and a number islands, the Cassowary Coast region is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Council is aware of the threats and the Cassowary Coast Coastal Hazard Adaptation Strategy (CHAS) was implemented to improve resilience in the region.<\/p>\n

In August last year, Cassowary Coast Regional Council also adopted the Reef Guardian Council Action Plan, a collaborative stewardship arrangement between local government in the Great Barrier Reef catchment and the Reef Guardian Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA).<\/p>\n

The organisation has also been doing its bit to reduce its own carbon emissions.<\/p>\n

1MW Of Solar Power Capacity<\/h2>\n

In 2019, Cassowary Coast Regional Council kicked off an energy efficiency program that included a rollout of solar power systems. To date, 24 sites have had solar panels installed for a total collective capacity of 970.7kW. Another 81.4kW system is in the works that will take total capacity installed under the program to more than 1 megawatt.<\/p>\n

Among the already installed systems:<\/p>\n