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Shoalhaven City Council Attends National Summit to Accelerate Climate
Shoalhaven City Council will join the best minds in the country working on local climate solutions at the Climate Council’s Cities Power Partnership National Summit today.
Council representatives will tune in virtually to hear practical case studies from Councils around the country and internationally, who are simultaneously tackling climate change and delivering savings to ratepayers via local climate and energy projects.
Cities Power Partnership Director, Dr Portia Odell, said that local governments such as Shoalhaven City Council, working with other Councils around the country and with their local communities, are becoming an important part of Australia’s climate solution.
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Sustainable Energy for a Sustainable Future
Over the past few years, Shoalhaven City Council has taken significant steps towards reducing its environmental impact across its operations, with the roll out of several sustainable energy initiatives.
Shoalhaven Council’s adopted Sustainable Energy Policy and Strategy has guided the implementation of the following sustainable energy initiatives to meet its emissions reduction and renewable energy targets.
In 2020, Council invested in solar PV installations at eight of its locations, including the Shoalhaven Indoor Sports Centre, five wastewater treatment plants, Nowra Library and the Bomaderry Works Depot. This included a 100kW ground-mounted solar PV system at Vincentia Wastewater Treatment Plant which generates around 137,000 kWh per year. This saves Council around $20,000 annually on electricity costs and supplies approximately 20% of the treatment plant’s electricity needs. In 2021, Shoalhaven Council will roll ou