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COMMUNITY ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECT FUNDING 2013

NORTH SYDNEY COUNCIL

Final Report

28th January 2014

Prepared by: Andy Nyce – Ecosave – on behalf of North Sydney Council

Introduction

As part of North Sydney Council’s ongoing commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by

50% below 1996 levels by 2020, the Council has utilised a grant from the federal Department of

Climate Change, totalling $82,732, to implement energy efficiency savings across the Councils largest

and busiest sites. The grant was awarded as part of the Community Energy Efficiency Program

(CEEP), designed to contribute $112 million to energy efficiency improvements in Council and

community buildings across Australia.

Ecosave, Australia’s largest independent energy services company, initially assessed four of the

Council’s buildings – North Sydney’s iconic Olympic Pool, Stanton Library, the Council’s Chambers

and the Council’s Depot. After a competitive tender process, Ecosave was awarded the contract to

implement solutions at these sites.

Department of Climate Change Funding

The DCCEE Funding was in accordance with the initial Budget – the funding was allocated towards

the 4 sites and the energy efficiency measures at those sites.

Additional energy efficiency measures were added to the project scope for these 4 sites for which

DCCEE funding has been received. This increased the Council contribution from $341,819 to

$472,344. The DCCEE funding amount remained at $82,732. The North Sydney Council elected to

add further energy efficiency measures and further reduce their energy usage across these four sites

during the tender process for the works, as further energy savings measures were identified that had

not been picked up on during the initial design and CEEP Funding application. These additional works

met the Council payback requirements and further deliver towards the Councils strong targets of

Greenhouse Gas reduction and long term sustainability.

Of further interest to DCCEE may be the fact that a number of other sites in the region are also

having energy efficiency measures installed and project managed by Ecosave. DCCEE Funding was

not applied for nor used for these additional sites.

Activity Benefits and Outcomes

The CEEP funding allowed North Sydney Council to expand the overall energy efficiency project,

achieving savings at three additional community facilities – the Neutral Bay Community Centre, St

Leonards Park and the Bradfield Wellbeing Centre.

The seven sites received extensive lighting upgrades – including a variety of lighting controls and the

installation of energy efficient lighting. Other highlights include improvements to the pumping

systems and control strategy at the Olympic Pool and air conditioning optimisation at the Council

Chambers and Library. Solar hot water upgrades, and a voltage power optimisation system were also

installed at the Central Depot.

The total investment for the project was $561,083 which will be repaid in just over five years,

providing an ongoing annual return on investment of 19%. This funding includes the federal CEEP

grant, Council’s Environmental Levy and Waste and Sustainability Improvement Payment funds.

As part of Ecosave’s ongoing commitment to long term sustainability, the company donates one

native seedling to Greening Australia for every tonne of CO2e and 100 kilolitres of water saved.

483 seedlings were planted at a Council organised community event in Boorowa from 6th – 8th

September 2013 – this event is part of the Councils ongoing 2020 Vision for Sustainability.

Overall, the project was a very successful one for North Sydney Council – with wide reaching and

verified results.

Project Management

Throughout the project, there were regular meetings between representatives of North Sydney

Council and Ecosave. This ensured that the various milestones laid out by Ecosave and agreed upon

by the Council were met, and that the project was tracking to schedule. It also ensured that high

standards of work were maintained at all times, and that if there had been any modifications to the

project, the Council was made aware of them immediately.

Updated Energy Usage Information

PROJECT TITLE Energy Efficiency

Project

PROJECT ID CEEP1156

FUNDING RECIPIENT North Sydney Council DATE 28th January 2014

Building Facility or Site 1

Name of Building, Facility or Site Council Chambers

Location (address) 200 Miller St. North Sydney, NSW 2060

Type of Building, Facility or Site Office Administration Building

Activity Type and Measure Lighting Improvements, HVAC Upgrades,

Energy Management

Energy Efficiency Estimate Method Detailed in Methodology

Baseline Energy Usage 495622 kWh

Baseline Energy Efficiency 108 kWh/m2

Verified Energy Efficiency Improvement 90,170 kWh

Reporting Data (Measuring Energy Efficiency

and Additional Data)

A total area of 4570 m2

NABERS Rating of 4.5 Stars

Cost of Activity $185,188

Verified Cost Savings $24,223

Additional Energy Management Savings ($) $6154

Additional Energy Management Savings (kWh) 23,746kWh


Name of Building, Facility or Site Central Depot

Location (address) 187 Ernest St. North Sydney, NSW 2060

Type of Building, Facility or Site Works Depot

Activity Type and Measure Lighting Improvements, Voltage Optimisation,

Solar Hot Water Installation


Updated Baseline Energy Usage 178287 kWh

Updated Baseline Energy Efficiency 80 kWh/m2

Energy Efficiency Improvement 42,580 kWh







Name of Building, Facility or Site Stanton Library

Location (address) 234 Miller St. North Sydney, NSW 2060

Type of Building, Facility or Site Public Library

Activity Type and Measure Lighting Improvements, HVAC Upgrades,

Energy Management



Updated Baseline Energy Efficiency 108 kWh/m2







Additional Energy Management Savings ($) $13,937

Additional Energy Management Savings (kWh) 60,941 kWh


Name of Building, Facility or Site Olympic Pool

Location (address) 4 Alfred St South, North Sydney NSW 2060

Type of Building, Facility or Site Public Swimming Pool

Activity Type and Measure Lighting Upgrades, HVAC Upgrades,

Pump/Controls Improvement, Energy

Management



Updated Baseline Energy Efficiency 10 kWh/visitor (annual)




Annual Visitors of 140,000



Additional Energy Management Savings ($) $12,065

Additional Energy Management Savings (kWh) 58,911 kWh

*Energy, maintenance and total annual savings costs for each energy efficiency measure are based

on the actual savings report presented to the Council at project completion (and appendiced in

previous CEEP reports). In addition, the whole of site baseline energy consumption and energy

efficiency has been determined by analysing energy bills for a 12 month period. The baseline energy

efficiency is either a NABERS rating, or the ratio between baseline energy consumption and building

area or annual visitor number.

** Ongoing energy management reports are being provided to North Sydney Council on a monthly

basis by Ecosave’s experienced energy management team. An example Energy Management Report

from December 2013 is included in Appendix A.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the CEEP1156 Energy Efficiency Project was a highly successful energy saving project

for North Sydney Council. Through the partnership with Ecosave Pty Ltd, a variety of energy savings

measures were identified and project managed through to completion, with detailed measurement

and verification reports presented at the culmination of the project.

Ongoing energy management reports are generated on a monthly basis to the Council, which

provide further energy saving recommendations.

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North Sydney Council | Energy Management Report – November 2013 Porfolio .......................................................................................................................... 2

North Sydney Council | Energy Management Report – November 2013 Chambers ................................................................................................................. 3

North Sydney Council | Energy Management Report - November 2013 Library ....................................................................................................................... 4

North Sydney Council | Energy Management Report – November 2013 Olympic Park Pool .................................................................................................... 5

North Sydney Council | Energy Management Report –November 2013 1 James Place .......................................................................................................... 6

North Sydney Council | Energy Management Report –November 2013 Addendum A Part 1 ................................................................................................. 7

North sydney Council | Energy Management Report – November 2013 Addendum A Part 2 ................................................................................................ 8

North Sydney Council | Energy Management Report – November 2013 Addendum A Part 3 ................................................................................................ 9

North Sydney Council | Summary of Sub Metering Anomolies & Opportunities ......................................................................................................................... 10

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Site kWh Consumption Overview - November 2013

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Council Chambers Sub Meter Profile (kWh) - Nov 2013

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Observations:

The chambers electric consumption for the month of October

2013 is 10% lower when compared with August 2013. The

electric consumption is trending downwards since the completion

of the EPC project.

The night and weekend load is almost 30% of weekday load. This

should be investigated to try and reduce the load.

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Library Sub Meter Profile (kWh) -November 2013

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Library Weekly Profile (kWh) November 2013


Observations

• The library electric consumption for the month of October 2013 is 20% higher when compared with August 2013. The electric consumption is trending upwards since the completion of the EPC project.

• The lighting and HVAC is starting couple of hours before the library actually opens. The lighting and HVAC only needs to start an hour before library opens.

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• The Olympic pool electric consumption for the month of October 2013 is 29% lower when compared with August 2013. The electric consumption is trending downwards since the completion of the EPC project.

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Olympic Pool Sub Meter Profile (kWh) November 2013

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Olympic Pool Weekly Profile kWh -November 2013


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Observations

• 1 James Place electric consumption for the month of October 2013

is 4% higher when compared with August 2013. The electric

consumption was trending downwards untill September since the

completion of the EPC project.

• There is electric consumption on Saturday 19th October. Check

booking details.

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1 James Place Sub Meter Profile (kWh) November 2013

Sum of Mech Main - 1James Pl (kWh)

Sum of House Serv - 1James Pl (kWh)

Sum of Heaters - 1 JamesPl (kWh)

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The night and weekend load is almost 30% of weekday load. This should be investigated to try and reduce the load.

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• The lighting and HVAC is starting couple of hours before the library actually opens. The lighting and HVAC only needs to start an hour before library opens.

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• There is electric consumption on Saturday 19th October. Check booking details

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1 Lighting/HVAC Chambers The night and weekend load is almost 30% of weekday load.

21,000 22 $6,000 21/10/13

2 Lighting/HVAC Library The lighting and HVAC is starting couple of hours before the library actually opens.

10,000 11 $3,000 21/10/13

3 Lighting/HVAC 1 James Place There is electric consumption on Saturday 19th October.

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