Victoria Park M1 Report
Victoria Park Town Council
VICTORIA PARK TOWN COUNCIL CITIES FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION™ PROGRAM MILESTONE 1 INVENTORY SUMMARY February 2003
CCP™ Milestone 1 Report
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Table of Contents INTRODUCTION
3
MEASURING EMISSIONS
4
COMMUNITY SECTOR CATEGORISATIONS
4
INCLUSIONS IN ENERGY COSTS
4
RECOMMENDATIONS
5
BACKGROUND
7
DISCUSSION
9
Baseline Year – 1998 – COUNCIL SECTOR
9
Baseline Year – 1996 – LGA SECTOR
26
Forecast to 2010 from 1998 – COUNCIL SECTOR
29
Forecast to 2010 from 1996 – LGA SECTOR
32
General Recommendations
34
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Introduction During the period May – December 2002, Omega Environmental Strategies conducted an audit of Victoria Park Town Council’s greenhouse gas emissions for the Council and community (referred to herein as ‘local government area’, or ‘LGA’) sectors. The audit was carried out as part of the Cities for Climate Protection™ program, a government initiative that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in local government. The process involved gathering and interpreting data relating to the consumption and cost of energy for Council, consistent with the requirements of Milestone 1 of the Program. This Report presents the results of the audit process for the Council and LGA sectors, and includes a forecast inventory for both sectors based on a ‘business as usual’ scenario to the Year 2010. The Report also provides Council with recommendations for actions to be included in the Milestone 3 Local Action Plan, and for improving the management of its energy data. Omega Environmental Strategies acknowledges the assistance provided by Victoria Park Town Council staff in developing the inventory, with particular thanks to Chris Eaton (Executive Manager Planning and Development Services).
Note: This Report is a brief summary only, and is complemented by the detailed notes provided in the CCP™ software. Readers should refer to the software for comprehensive explanations of data collection processes, data sources and associated issues.
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Measuring Emissions In this Report, all greenhouse gas emissions are converted to units of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-e) so that gases of different strengths can be compared and added together. For example, one unit of methane equals 21 CO2-e. Note: -e is the notation for ‘equivalent’.
Community Sector Categorisations The categorisation of community data into the residential, commercial, industrial, transport and waste sectors are based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANSIC) ANZSIC provides a standard framework for classifying establishments by industry in official statistics. The differences between the commercial and industrial sectors, as they apply to the Victoria Park LGA, are best understood by examining the various sub-groups within each sector. This sector break-up and number of employees in each sub-sector group can be found in the default data spreadsheet provided to Council by ICLEI.
Inclusions in Energy Costs The energy costs to Council outlined in this Report are inclusive of network, metering and other charges. In most situations, this non-energy cost component comprises only a small proportion of overall costs. The exception to this is streetlighting, where a break-up of costs will be provided during later stages of the CCP™ Program.
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Recommendations Recommendation 1 Target the reduction of energy consumption, and therefore greenhouse gas emissions from Council’s offices, library and the Somerset swimming pool. Initially, consider undertaking an energy audit of these facilities to determine the source of greatest energy use. Recommendation 2 Target the reduction of fuel consumption and therefore greenhouse gas emissions in Council’s vehicle and equipment fleet when developing the Local Action Plan for Milestone 3, with a focus on improving the efficiency of Council’s passenger vehicles. Recommendation 3 Once specific data becomes available, carry out a more detailed analysis of greenhouse gas emissions from specific minor plant items in Council’s vehicles group. Recommendation 4 Focus on improving the efficiency of streetlighting infrastructure as a high priority when developing the Local Action Plan for Milestone 3. Recommendation 5 Focus on reducing electricity use as a priority when developing measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Council sector. Recommendation 6 Target the industrial and commercial sectors as priority areas for reducing future LGA greenhouse gas emissions. Recommendation 7 Request energy providers to include more detailed information on all energy bills (such as reference to any relevant sub-meters), and essential information where it is not already provided (such as actual energy consumed by streetlighting). The energy providers should also be approached to compile regular summaries of energy consumption. Recommendation 8 Improve the management of energy data through development of a management system to store and analyse energy data. Responsibility for the energy data management system should be assigned to a single employee or authority. Responsibilities would include monitoring energy usage and costs, developing summaries on a periodic basis, providing advice and direction to the energy team, preparing budgets based on tariff rates and past consumption, and taking remedial action for situations of exceptionally high or abnormal consumption patterns. The energy data should be stored in accordance with appropriate backup and document control procedures.
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Recommendation 9 Consider developing schematic plans of Council property to include details of the location and service layout of meters, sub-meters (including a reference to meter numbers) and the assets serviced by these meters. Ensure plans include this information as new facilities are built and/or existing facilities are renovated. If necessary, carry out a ‘meter audit’ to determine the facilities serviced by each meter and sub-meter. Recommendation 10 Council should consider implementing a staff awareness campaign to educate personnel on the importance of improved energy management. This campaign can include training sessions, newsletters and handouts, and promotional material such as posters, stickers and booklets. This campaign can also be extended to include the wider LGA. Recommendation 11 Council should consider implementing an Environmental Management System (EMS) to assist in integrating energy management into the core business of Council. Development of an EMS to an internationally recognised standard, such as ISO 14001, will greatly assist Council to better manage and promote its energy programs and broader environmental initiatives
CCP™ Milestone 1 Report
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Victoria Park Town Council
Background The Cities for Climate Protection™ (CCP™) program is a global initiative that assists local government to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. The program is administered by the International Council for Local Government Initiatives (ICLEI) and is based on the achievement of five strategic milestones: Milestone 1:
Preparation of an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions for both Council and LGA activities for a baseline year, and forecast of growth in emissions to the Year 2010 adopting a 'business as usual' scenario.
Milestone 2:
Setting of an emissions reduction goal.
Milestone 3:
Preparation and adoption of a Local Greenhouse Action Plan documenting measures to be undertaken to achieve the reduction goal.
Milestone 4:
Implementation of the Local Greenhouse Action Plan
Milestone 5:
Monitoring and reporting on the implementation, and review of the Local Greenhouse Action Plan
Victoria Park Town Council joined the CCP™ program in early 2002 at which time Council passed a resolution to commit to the strategic Milestone framework. Omega Environmental Strategies (Omega) was engaged to develop the initial inventory of greenhouse gas emissions consistent with Milestone One of the CCP™ program. The chosen baseline year for the Council sector was 1998 while the LGA sector inventory was completed for the year 1996 (based on updated 1996 Census data). The inventory development involved collecting energy data from a variety of sources and entering the data into CCP™ software provided by ICLEI. The sources of greenhouse gas emissions from each sector are: Council sector Buildings Vehicle Fleet Streetlighting Water Waste
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Community sector Residential Commercial Industrial Transportation Waste
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The Milestone One inventory provides a ‘snapshot’ of the current energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions for the various sectors within the City. Projections to the year 2010 have also been calculated using growth indicators to gain an insight into where greenhouse gas reduction measures would have the greatest impact in reducing future emissions.
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Discussion Baseline year 1998 – Council Sector The total greenhouse gas emissions for the Victoria Park Town Council for the year 1998 was 3,822 tonnes CO2-e. Figure 1 shows that the two highest sources of CO2-e emissions were streetlights, accounting for 46% of emissions, and buildings, accounting for 37%. Emissions for the operation of the vehicle fleet accounted for 9%, water pumping 6% and waste services 2% of council emissions. Figure 2 shows the Victoria Park Town Council Council CO2-e emissions profile for the year 1998 in terms of total CO2-e produced in each sector. Figure 3 shows the total cost of providing energy to council. The total cost of energy for the council sector was $601,318. The two highest CO2-e emitters, streetlights and buildings, account for 76% of the total cost of energy, with total cost for streetlights being $241,889 (40% of total energy cost), and buildings $216,558 (36% of total energy cost).
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Buildings
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Baseline Year – 1998 Greenhouse emissions – 1397 CO2-e tonnes (36% of Council sector total) Cost to Council of energy provision - $216,558 Energy data was collected for all Council owned buildings where payment of accounts were the responsibility of Council. This data was made available from electricity accounts supplied by Kathleen Clayton of Western Power. Council-owned buildings which consumed the most energy (refer Figures 4 and 5) and are therefore the most costly to council (refer Figure 6) are: 1. Somerset Pool (735 CO2-e tonnes; cost to Council $116,663) 2. Administration Building (311 CO2-e tonnes; cost to Council $46,157) 3. Victoria Park Library (105 CO2-e tonnes; cost to Council $16,447) These 3 buildings account for 82% of total emissions for council buildings, with Somerset Pool accounting for 52% of total council building emissions.
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Figure 5: Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Council Buildings 1998 (%) Taylor Reserve Toilets 1% McCallum Park Toilets Carlisle Reserve C/Rm 1% 1% Harold Rossiter Pavilion 1% Other Buildings 2% Fletcher Park C/Rm 2% Higgins Park Buildings 5% Depot 5%
Victoria Park Library 8% Somerset Pool 52%
Administration Building 22%
Figure 6: Cost to Council for Provision of Energy to Council Buildings during 1998 ($) 140000 120000
116663
80000 60000
46157
331
Ex Depot (Lathlain Oval North)
Temple Street Child Health Centre
Oats St Child Health Centre
189
104
95
88 Pine Hill Rd - BBQ
412
Geo Edwards Reserve Toilets
488
Planet Street Carpark Toilets
587
Library
712
Toy Library Playgroup
Parnham Reserve C/Rm
Fraser Park C/Rm
McCallum Park Toilets
Taylor Reserve Toilets
2790 2616 1733 1709 1543 1444 1228 Carlisle Reserve C/Rm
Higgins Park Buildings
Depot
Victoria Park Library
Administration Building
0
Fletcher Park C/Rm
11088 10411
Harold Rossiter Pavilion
16447
20000
J. A. Lee Reserve C/Rm
40000
Somerset Pool
Cost ($)
100000
Building
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Issue Council’s offices, library and the Somerset swimming pool emit the majority of greenhouse gases. Recommendation 1 Target the reduction of energy consumption, and therefore greenhouse gas emissions from Council’s offices, library and the Somerset swimming pool. Initially, consider undertaking an energy audit of these facilities to determine the source of greatest energy use. Issue Many electricity bills contained little detail of the facilities the meters were servicing. Recommendation 7 Request energy providers to include more detailed information on all energy bills (such as reference to any relevant sub-meters), and essential information where it is not already provided (such as actual energy consumed by assets). The energy providers should also be approached to compile regular summaries of energy consumption. Issue Council does not record energy consumption and associated costs. Details relating to energy consumption were sourced directly from Western Power and Alinta Gas. Recommendation 8 Improve the management of energy data through development of a management system to store, analyse and manage energy information. Responsibility for the energy data management system should be assigned to a single employee or authority. Responsibilities would include monitoring energy usage and costs, developing summaries on a periodic basis, providing advice and direction to the energy team, preparing budgets based on tariff rates and past consumption, and taking remedial action for situations of exceptionally high or abnormal consumption patterns. The energy data should be stored in accordance with appropriate backup and document control procedures. Issue Schematic plans for buildings identifying the location of meters and meter numbers were not available. This information is important when identifying what meters are connected to what facility. Sometimes buildings/facilities share meters and consumption must be estimated for the building/facility, or not taken into account at all.
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Recommendation 9 Consider developing schematic plans of Council property to include details of the location and service layout of meters, sub-meters (including a reference to meter numbers) and the assets serviced by these meters. Ensure plans include this information as new facilities are built and/or existing facilities are renovated. If necessary, carry out a ‘meter audit’ to determine the facilities serviced by each meter and sub-meter.
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Vehicle Fleet Baseline Year – 1998 Greenhouse Emissions – 346 CO2-e tonnes (9% of Council sector total) Cost to Council of energy provision - $97,797 Information on fuel consumption was derived from internal Council records provided by Council staff. The greatest energy consuming and cost groups to Council are the Utilities /Couriers /Crew Cabs group and Sedans group, accounting for 72% of total emissions for the vehicle fleet (refer Figure 7, 8 and 9). The total cost to council for the operation of these two vehicle groups is $71,315.
Figure 7: Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Corporate Vehicles 1998 (Equivalent CO2 tonnes) 140
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52
40 16
20
8
8
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U til iti es /C ou rie rs /C re w
Tonnes CO2 Equivalent
120
Vehicle
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Figure 8: Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Corporate Vehicles 1998 (%) Tractors 2%
Wagons 1%
Mowers 1% Roller
VICTORIA PARK TOWN COUNCIL CITIES FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION™ PROGRAM MILESTONE 1 INVENTORY SUMMARY February 2003
CCP™ Milestone 1 Report
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Victoria Park Town Council
Table of Contents INTRODUCTION
3
MEASURING EMISSIONS
4
COMMUNITY SECTOR CATEGORISATIONS
4
INCLUSIONS IN ENERGY COSTS
4
RECOMMENDATIONS
5
BACKGROUND
7
DISCUSSION
9
Baseline Year – 1998 – COUNCIL SECTOR
9
Baseline Year – 1996 – LGA SECTOR
26
Forecast to 2010 from 1998 – COUNCIL SECTOR
29
Forecast to 2010 from 1996 – LGA SECTOR
32
General Recommendations
34
CCP™ Milestone 1 Report
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Victoria Park Town Council
Introduction During the period May – December 2002, Omega Environmental Strategies conducted an audit of Victoria Park Town Council’s greenhouse gas emissions for the Council and community (referred to herein as ‘local government area’, or ‘LGA’) sectors. The audit was carried out as part of the Cities for Climate Protection™ program, a government initiative that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in local government. The process involved gathering and interpreting data relating to the consumption and cost of energy for Council, consistent with the requirements of Milestone 1 of the Program. This Report presents the results of the audit process for the Council and LGA sectors, and includes a forecast inventory for both sectors based on a ‘business as usual’ scenario to the Year 2010. The Report also provides Council with recommendations for actions to be included in the Milestone 3 Local Action Plan, and for improving the management of its energy data. Omega Environmental Strategies acknowledges the assistance provided by Victoria Park Town Council staff in developing the inventory, with particular thanks to Chris Eaton (Executive Manager Planning and Development Services).
Note: This Report is a brief summary only, and is complemented by the detailed notes provided in the CCP™ software. Readers should refer to the software for comprehensive explanations of data collection processes, data sources and associated issues.
CCP™ Milestone 1 Report
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Victoria Park Town Council
Measuring Emissions In this Report, all greenhouse gas emissions are converted to units of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-e) so that gases of different strengths can be compared and added together. For example, one unit of methane equals 21 CO2-e. Note: -e is the notation for ‘equivalent’.
Community Sector Categorisations The categorisation of community data into the residential, commercial, industrial, transport and waste sectors are based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANSIC) ANZSIC provides a standard framework for classifying establishments by industry in official statistics. The differences between the commercial and industrial sectors, as they apply to the Victoria Park LGA, are best understood by examining the various sub-groups within each sector. This sector break-up and number of employees in each sub-sector group can be found in the default data spreadsheet provided to Council by ICLEI.
Inclusions in Energy Costs The energy costs to Council outlined in this Report are inclusive of network, metering and other charges. In most situations, this non-energy cost component comprises only a small proportion of overall costs. The exception to this is streetlighting, where a break-up of costs will be provided during later stages of the CCP™ Program.
CCP™ Milestone 1 Report
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Victoria Park Town Council
Recommendations Recommendation 1 Target the reduction of energy consumption, and therefore greenhouse gas emissions from Council’s offices, library and the Somerset swimming pool. Initially, consider undertaking an energy audit of these facilities to determine the source of greatest energy use. Recommendation 2 Target the reduction of fuel consumption and therefore greenhouse gas emissions in Council’s vehicle and equipment fleet when developing the Local Action Plan for Milestone 3, with a focus on improving the efficiency of Council’s passenger vehicles. Recommendation 3 Once specific data becomes available, carry out a more detailed analysis of greenhouse gas emissions from specific minor plant items in Council’s vehicles group. Recommendation 4 Focus on improving the efficiency of streetlighting infrastructure as a high priority when developing the Local Action Plan for Milestone 3. Recommendation 5 Focus on reducing electricity use as a priority when developing measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Council sector. Recommendation 6 Target the industrial and commercial sectors as priority areas for reducing future LGA greenhouse gas emissions. Recommendation 7 Request energy providers to include more detailed information on all energy bills (such as reference to any relevant sub-meters), and essential information where it is not already provided (such as actual energy consumed by streetlighting). The energy providers should also be approached to compile regular summaries of energy consumption. Recommendation 8 Improve the management of energy data through development of a management system to store and analyse energy data. Responsibility for the energy data management system should be assigned to a single employee or authority. Responsibilities would include monitoring energy usage and costs, developing summaries on a periodic basis, providing advice and direction to the energy team, preparing budgets based on tariff rates and past consumption, and taking remedial action for situations of exceptionally high or abnormal consumption patterns. The energy data should be stored in accordance with appropriate backup and document control procedures.
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Recommendation 9 Consider developing schematic plans of Council property to include details of the location and service layout of meters, sub-meters (including a reference to meter numbers) and the assets serviced by these meters. Ensure plans include this information as new facilities are built and/or existing facilities are renovated. If necessary, carry out a ‘meter audit’ to determine the facilities serviced by each meter and sub-meter. Recommendation 10 Council should consider implementing a staff awareness campaign to educate personnel on the importance of improved energy management. This campaign can include training sessions, newsletters and handouts, and promotional material such as posters, stickers and booklets. This campaign can also be extended to include the wider LGA. Recommendation 11 Council should consider implementing an Environmental Management System (EMS) to assist in integrating energy management into the core business of Council. Development of an EMS to an internationally recognised standard, such as ISO 14001, will greatly assist Council to better manage and promote its energy programs and broader environmental initiatives
CCP™ Milestone 1 Report
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Victoria Park Town Council
Background The Cities for Climate Protection™ (CCP™) program is a global initiative that assists local government to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. The program is administered by the International Council for Local Government Initiatives (ICLEI) and is based on the achievement of five strategic milestones: Milestone 1:
Preparation of an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions for both Council and LGA activities for a baseline year, and forecast of growth in emissions to the Year 2010 adopting a 'business as usual' scenario.
Milestone 2:
Setting of an emissions reduction goal.
Milestone 3:
Preparation and adoption of a Local Greenhouse Action Plan documenting measures to be undertaken to achieve the reduction goal.
Milestone 4:
Implementation of the Local Greenhouse Action Plan
Milestone 5:
Monitoring and reporting on the implementation, and review of the Local Greenhouse Action Plan
Victoria Park Town Council joined the CCP™ program in early 2002 at which time Council passed a resolution to commit to the strategic Milestone framework. Omega Environmental Strategies (Omega) was engaged to develop the initial inventory of greenhouse gas emissions consistent with Milestone One of the CCP™ program. The chosen baseline year for the Council sector was 1998 while the LGA sector inventory was completed for the year 1996 (based on updated 1996 Census data). The inventory development involved collecting energy data from a variety of sources and entering the data into CCP™ software provided by ICLEI. The sources of greenhouse gas emissions from each sector are: Council sector Buildings Vehicle Fleet Streetlighting Water Waste
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Community sector Residential Commercial Industrial Transportation Waste
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The Milestone One inventory provides a ‘snapshot’ of the current energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions for the various sectors within the City. Projections to the year 2010 have also been calculated using growth indicators to gain an insight into where greenhouse gas reduction measures would have the greatest impact in reducing future emissions.
CCP™ Milestone 1 Report
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Discussion Baseline year 1998 – Council Sector The total greenhouse gas emissions for the Victoria Park Town Council for the year 1998 was 3,822 tonnes CO2-e. Figure 1 shows that the two highest sources of CO2-e emissions were streetlights, accounting for 46% of emissions, and buildings, accounting for 37%. Emissions for the operation of the vehicle fleet accounted for 9%, water pumping 6% and waste services 2% of council emissions. Figure 2 shows the Victoria Park Town Council Council CO2-e emissions profile for the year 1998 in terms of total CO2-e produced in each sector. Figure 3 shows the total cost of providing energy to council. The total cost of energy for the council sector was $601,318. The two highest CO2-e emitters, streetlights and buildings, account for 76% of the total cost of energy, with total cost for streetlights being $241,889 (40% of total energy cost), and buildings $216,558 (36% of total energy cost).
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Buildings
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Baseline Year – 1998 Greenhouse emissions – 1397 CO2-e tonnes (36% of Council sector total) Cost to Council of energy provision - $216,558 Energy data was collected for all Council owned buildings where payment of accounts were the responsibility of Council. This data was made available from electricity accounts supplied by Kathleen Clayton of Western Power. Council-owned buildings which consumed the most energy (refer Figures 4 and 5) and are therefore the most costly to council (refer Figure 6) are: 1. Somerset Pool (735 CO2-e tonnes; cost to Council $116,663) 2. Administration Building (311 CO2-e tonnes; cost to Council $46,157) 3. Victoria Park Library (105 CO2-e tonnes; cost to Council $16,447) These 3 buildings account for 82% of total emissions for council buildings, with Somerset Pool accounting for 52% of total council building emissions.
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Figure 5: Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Council Buildings 1998 (%) Taylor Reserve Toilets 1% McCallum Park Toilets Carlisle Reserve C/Rm 1% 1% Harold Rossiter Pavilion 1% Other Buildings 2% Fletcher Park C/Rm 2% Higgins Park Buildings 5% Depot 5%
Victoria Park Library 8% Somerset Pool 52%
Administration Building 22%
Figure 6: Cost to Council for Provision of Energy to Council Buildings during 1998 ($) 140000 120000
116663
80000 60000
46157
331
Ex Depot (Lathlain Oval North)
Temple Street Child Health Centre
Oats St Child Health Centre
189
104
95
88 Pine Hill Rd - BBQ
412
Geo Edwards Reserve Toilets
488
Planet Street Carpark Toilets
587
Library
712
Toy Library Playgroup
Parnham Reserve C/Rm
Fraser Park C/Rm
McCallum Park Toilets
Taylor Reserve Toilets
2790 2616 1733 1709 1543 1444 1228 Carlisle Reserve C/Rm
Higgins Park Buildings
Depot
Victoria Park Library
Administration Building
0
Fletcher Park C/Rm
11088 10411
Harold Rossiter Pavilion
16447
20000
J. A. Lee Reserve C/Rm
40000
Somerset Pool
Cost ($)
100000
Building
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Issue Council’s offices, library and the Somerset swimming pool emit the majority of greenhouse gases. Recommendation 1 Target the reduction of energy consumption, and therefore greenhouse gas emissions from Council’s offices, library and the Somerset swimming pool. Initially, consider undertaking an energy audit of these facilities to determine the source of greatest energy use. Issue Many electricity bills contained little detail of the facilities the meters were servicing. Recommendation 7 Request energy providers to include more detailed information on all energy bills (such as reference to any relevant sub-meters), and essential information where it is not already provided (such as actual energy consumed by assets). The energy providers should also be approached to compile regular summaries of energy consumption. Issue Council does not record energy consumption and associated costs. Details relating to energy consumption were sourced directly from Western Power and Alinta Gas. Recommendation 8 Improve the management of energy data through development of a management system to store, analyse and manage energy information. Responsibility for the energy data management system should be assigned to a single employee or authority. Responsibilities would include monitoring energy usage and costs, developing summaries on a periodic basis, providing advice and direction to the energy team, preparing budgets based on tariff rates and past consumption, and taking remedial action for situations of exceptionally high or abnormal consumption patterns. The energy data should be stored in accordance with appropriate backup and document control procedures. Issue Schematic plans for buildings identifying the location of meters and meter numbers were not available. This information is important when identifying what meters are connected to what facility. Sometimes buildings/facilities share meters and consumption must be estimated for the building/facility, or not taken into account at all.
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Recommendation 9 Consider developing schematic plans of Council property to include details of the location and service layout of meters, sub-meters (including a reference to meter numbers) and the assets serviced by these meters. Ensure plans include this information as new facilities are built and/or existing facilities are renovated. If necessary, carry out a ‘meter audit’ to determine the facilities serviced by each meter and sub-meter.
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Vehicle Fleet Baseline Year – 1998 Greenhouse Emissions – 346 CO2-e tonnes (9% of Council sector total) Cost to Council of energy provision - $97,797 Information on fuel consumption was derived from internal Council records provided by Council staff. The greatest energy consuming and cost groups to Council are the Utilities /Couriers /Crew Cabs group and Sedans group, accounting for 72% of total emissions for the vehicle fleet (refer Figure 7, 8 and 9). The total cost to council for the operation of these two vehicle groups is $71,315.
Figure 7: Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Corporate Vehicles 1998 (Equivalent CO2 tonnes) 140
126
123
100 80 60
52
40 16
20
8
8
6
4
2
1
Sw ee pe r
M ow er s
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Tr ac to rs
Tr uc k
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Tr uc ks
Se da ns
C ab s
0
U til iti es /C ou rie rs /C re w
Tonnes CO2 Equivalent
120
Vehicle
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Figure 8: Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Corporate Vehicles 1998 (%) Tractors 2%
Wagons 1%
Mowers 1% Roller
