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Sustainable Energy Management
Coliban Water is committed to sustainable energy management and through its Energy Management Plan, aims to achieve;
- A significant re-balance of our renewable V's non-renewable sourced energy;
- A significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions;
- Targeted energy consumption reduction where equipment efficiencies can be gained;
- A capital program that identifies energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions as a significant environmental impact and accounts for changes in our emissions profile;
- Transparent public reporting and proactive communication that accounts for total energy use and offsets as well as our greenhouse gas emissions and our progress towards their reduction.
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| Coliban Water’s Strategic Plan has committed the business to a challenging target of reducing our greenhouse gas emissions by 20% over the next 5 years. To this end, Coliban Water has put in place a number of initiatives over the past 12 months; |
- Investigating measures to reduce CW’s contributions to greenhouse gases
Engaged consultants to produce benchmark energy reports for specific treatment plants
Conducted energy audits on sites identified as large energy users
Develop an Energy Management Plan (this document)
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- Developing and implementing the Greener Office Strategy
(The strategy has a strong focus on solid waste minimization and recycling,
as evidenced by the comprehensive recycling stations around the office building. It
also considers water use and energy efficiency)
Developed targets for energy efficiency in the office
Initiated the development of an energy efficiency plan
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- Being a committed member of Australian Greenhouse Office’s Greenhous Challenge Program
Through which the following actions were implemented at the Bendigo
Water Reclamation Plant:
Demand Management
Installation of Power Factor Correction Equipment
Initiation of a Motor Selection Program
Investigations to improving aerator control
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- Coliban Water’s Environmental Management System.
Response to Government requests for energy savings
Coliban Water responded to a request from the Department of Sustainability and
Environment (DSE) to consider ways to reduce electricity demand during periods of
advised low electricity capacity reserve in January 2005. An extensive list of energy
management and demand reduction initiatives provided by DSE was considered.
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- CW’s corporate ethos.
CW is part of the community and operating sustainably is part of Coliban’s responsibility to current and future generations.
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