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NSW’s Upper Lachlan Shire Council (ULSC) has jumped into solar power with the installation of a ground-mount system at the Crookwell water treatment plant.<\/p>\n
Upper Lachlan Shire is a local government area in New South Wales’ Southern Tablelands region. Situated not far from Goulburn, the Shire covers an area of 7,102 km\u00b2 and is home to just 8,500 people – so there’s plenty of elbow room.<\/p>\n
As for any local government, electricity is a major expense for Council. As part of its commitment to cutting costs – and a sustainable future by reducing emissions – a 99.9 kW solar panel system has been installed at the plant. According to Council the clean power station will supply equivalent to around 80% of the energy needs for the facility and will act as a feasibility test for further installations in the future.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a huge step forward for Council and will go a long way to reducing our emissions and energy consumption levels,\u201d said<\/a> Council\u2019s Director of Environment and Planning, Alex Waldron. \u201cIt\u2019s a great example of how small regional communities can still have an impact and do their bit to address climate change.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
ULSC And Renewables<\/h2>\n
This project appears to be the first significant solar installation for Council, but potential for more PV capacity has been identified. The Draft ULSC Energy Masterplan<\/a> released in 2019 indicated 443 kW of solar PV + 430 kWh of battery storage potential. At the time the document was prepared, the simple payback period for these installations would have been just 6.2 years.<\/p>\n
The report noted for solar PV, batteries and other measures including LED lighting upgrades:<\/p>\n
“The financial return to Council from these measures is excellent and provides a strong case for investment.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
At the time the report was tabled, Council had no solar capacity. By implementing all the modelled solar PV opportunities in the masterplan, renewable energy would comprise 38% of Council’s total electricity requirements based on 2017\/18 electricity consumption.<\/p>\n
So, it seems there’s a pretty good motivation for the organisation to make greater use of solar energy and storage, and hopefully the Crookwell installation marks the start. It’s worth noting this project turned out to be twice the capacity recommended in the draft plan.<\/p>\n
Upper Lachlan Shire And Solar Power<\/h2>\n
Elsewhere in the Upper Lachlan Shire local government area, PV is already widely embraced by households and businesses. In the major population centre of Crookwell, solar panels<\/a> are a common sight. More than 777 small-scale systems had been installed in the Crookwell postcode area (2583) to the end of September, with a collective capacity of 4,308 kW.<\/p>\n
Given a population of 4,203, this works out to 1,025 watts per person – pretty good going!<\/p>\n
In Crookwell, a 6.6kW PV system<\/a> can be expected to generate around 10,200 kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, and 10kW of solar<\/a> ~15,548 kWh. To discover the simple payback period on systems of these sizes (or others), try the SolarQuotes solar calculator<\/a> – it’s really easy to use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Council says the system will slash the pool's mains electricity costs by around $42,500 a year and generate equivalent to around 24% of TRAC's energy\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Tweed Shire Council - solar power","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/tweed-shire-solar.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/tweed-shire-solar.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/tweed-shire-solar.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/tweed-shire-solar.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/tweed-shire-solar.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":44131,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/kempsey-shire-solar-mb1730\/","url_meta":{"origin":67455,"position":3},"title":"More Solar Panels On The Cards For Kempsey Shire Council","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"October 21, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"A bunch of solar panels could be appearing at various Kempsey Shire Council sites in the not-too-distant future after Council's adoption of a Long-term Renewable Energy and Water Strategy. The Kempsey Shire local government area is situated in the mid north coast region of New South Wales. 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Council recently announced it is to proceed with installing solar power systems on two of its buildings, the first of fourteen more sites Council hopes to have harnessing\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Solar panels in Bellingen Shire","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/bellingen-council-solar-panels.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/bellingen-council-solar-panels.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/bellingen-council-solar-panels.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":49962,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/tweed-solar-rollout-mb1980\/","url_meta":{"origin":67455,"position":5},"title":"Tweed Shire Solar Rollout Moves To Phase 2","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"May 4, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"More solar power capacity is on the way for New South Wales' Tweed Shire Council, building on an already impressive installation tally. 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