Latrobe City Council has received

$1.844 million from the Australian

Government over three years to

reduce the energy consumption

and greenhouse gas emissions from lighting in residential

streets and council buildings.

LightingLatrobe

This lighting upgrade will be completed by March 2016.

AC

TIO

N

RESULTSEXPECTED SAVINGS PER YEAR

5900 80 Watt mercury vapour standard

street lights replaced with 18 Watt LED

lights

1.9 million kWh of

electricity

2600 tonnes CO2 eq. of greenhouse gas emissions

$517,000 of electricity and

maintenance charges

AC

TIO

N

RESULTSEXPECTED SAVINGS PER YEAR

2300 assorted Council building lights

replaced with LED alternatives.

200,000 kWh of

electricity

270 tonnes CO2 eq. of greenhouse gas emissions

$43,000 of electricity

charges

greater energy savings

reduced running

costs

longer life

greater greenhousegas savings

excellent light

quality and distribution

greater reliability

consistentlight colour

with excellent colour

rendering index

lower maintenance

costs

no mercury

*Estimated figure

GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS FROM ELECTRICITY USE IN COUNCIL BUILDINGS, TONNES CO2eq.

GR

EEN

HO

USE G

AS E

MIS

SIO

NS,

TON

NES C

O2 E

Q.

YEAR

05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15* 15/16*

6200.00

6000.00

5800.00

5600.00

5400.00

5200.00

5000.00

YEAR

Mercury vapour street lighting Street lighting replaced with LED lamp

STREETLIGHT EMISSIONS, TONNES CO2eq.

GR

EEN

HO

USE E

MIS

SIO

NS,

TON

NES C

O2E

Q.

5000

4500

4000

3500

3000

2500

6500

6000

5500

2000

5730 5884 60

69

6191

6246

6116

6073

5448

3675

07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16*