It’s a little over 12 months since the last panel was installed to complete their 550kW solar PV system - the largest in the Noosa area.
You can read our news item from last year here.
The data on the first 12 months of the Noosa Lakes Townhouse Solar Project (i.e. excluding the commercial building which had solar a few months earlier).
“I’m delighted to report back on the first 12 months of operation of the scheme -
- generated >744,000kWh of solar electricity
- that’s the equivalent of reducing 595 tonnes of CO2 emissions,
- or planting 9838 trees,
- or saving the emissions of driving >2.3 million kms!
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Ian also said the scheme billed more than $120,000
Ryan Rae, Brian Stockwell & Ian Wright
The commercial building has:generated a further >108,000kWh - the equivalent of reducing 87 tonnes of CO2 emissions, or planting 1439 trees, or saving the emissions of driving 345,000 kms! and produced a savings/revenue of over $16,500
Total site statistics
generation of > 852,000 kWh of solar electricity
that's the equivalent of reducing 682 tonnes of CO2 emissions,
or planting 11,277 trees,
or saving the emissions of driving > 2.65 million kms
solar revenue/savings of > $136,500
“This year's solar export Feed in Tariff has dropped from 20c to 12c (40%!), but energy rates have gone up 15%. Projected revenue/savings in Year 2 are still around c$100,000. Hopefully in Year 3 we will be looking at community batteries to "extend solar hours" for Year 4 and on...time will tell.” Ian said.
You can read another story which appeared in Noosa Today here
