City of Stonnington Sustainability Snapshot 2015/16
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Energy Conservation
Energy Conservation
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Key achievements
The City of Stonnington is committed to energy conservation. As the population continues to grow, we are presented with the challenge of providing expanded facilities, services and infrastructure whilst aiming to reduce our corporate greenhouse gas emissions. The main areas of Council’s energy consumption are in buildings and facilities, lighting streets, and running a fleet of vehicles and other machinery. Strategies for achieving our targets for greenhouse gas emission reductions lie in making existing facilities and infrastructure more efficient, on-site energy generation and achieving efficiencies in the development of new infrastructure.
Council » Expanded our solar program to include a 29.6 kW solar installation at 311 Glenferrie Road. This brings the total number of Council sites with solar to 12 with a generation capacity of 280kW. This is enough to power approximately 65 Stonnington homes per year. » Installed energy efficiency features at the Elizabeth Street carpark including replacing inefficient lights with LED lights and painting the ceiling white to reduce the need for lighting. » Developed a business case and received support from Council for a bulk upgrade of 3,070 Council streetlights to more energy efficient LED lights. » Changed Council’s data server to become cloud-based, significantly reducing associated energy use and costs. » Renewed Council’s membership with the Eastern Alliance for Greenhouse Action (EAGA) and supported the development and implementation of a range of initiatives
including the Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap and a trial to help sporting clubs reduce their energy use. » Implemented year three of the Stonnington Cycling Strategy (2013-2018) which included: – Reconstruction and widening of the shared path at Sir Zelmen Cowen Park, Kooyong. – Refurbishment of the Church Street Underpass on the Main Yarra Trail, South Yarra. – Construction of a new shared path at Brixton Rise, Glen Iris to fix the ‘missing link’ of the Gardiners Creek Trail. – Reconstruction and widening of the Main Yarra Trail, as part of the Yarra River Biodiversity Linkages Project (Stage 4 and 5). – Installation of over 50 new bike parking stations within strip shopping precincts.
Goals
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Reduce corporate greenhouse gas emissions by 20% below 2005 levels by 2015 and 30% by 2020
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Reduce Council’s corporate energy consumption and corresponding greenhouse gas emissions
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Support the community to reduce energy consumption and corresponding greenhouse gas emissions
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