Sun power for Cessnock Council
July 20, 2021
Cessnock City Council are officially running on the power of the sun from this week.
Council has been installing 252 panels across their highest energy consuming sites since February including at the Hunter Valley Visitor Information, Cessnock Library and Council’s Administration Building.
Council’s General Manager Lotta Jackson said it’s fantastic progress and use of Council’s savings under the Revolving Energy Fund.
“In 2015 Council established the Revolving Energy Fund. The purpose of this fund was to establish an internal loan system for investing in energy efficiency. All savings made from investments are returned to the fund and can be re-invested into the next energy saving projects.”
4pm – 4:45pm
5pm – 5:45pm
/Public Release. This material comes from the originating organization and may be of a point-in-time nature, edited for clarity, style and length. View in full here.
Why?
Well, unlike many news organisations, we have no sponsors, no corporate or ideological interests. We don t put up a paywall – we believe in free access to information of public interest.
Media ownership in Australia is one of the most concentrated in the world (Learn more). Since the trend of consolidation is and has historically been upward, fewer and fewer individuals or organizations control increasing shares of the mass media in our country. According to independent assessment, about 98% of the media sector is held by three conglomerates. This tendency is not only totally unacceptable, but also to a degree frightening). Learn more here