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  • Planning
  • Implementation
  • Continuous
  • OBJECTIVE

    Reduce energy use and emissions by reducing light usage in unoccupied zones of Council's buildings and facilities.

  • IMPACT

    Low

    Lighting usually accounts for up to 15% of energy and motion sensors can result in up to 75% improvement in energy efficiency.

Description

Using motion sensors to reduce use of light in unoccupied zones can reduce energy consumption and associated emissions.

  • Use facility assessments to identify low activity areas in buildings and assess the use of occupancy sensors.
  • Align with facility assessments and target highest energy consuming buildings first.
  • For cost efficiency, consider installing motion sensors with any lighting and/or wiring upgrades.

Tasks

What's left to do?

  • Todo31/05/2024

    Integrate motion sensors into new builds

  • Todo30/06/2024

    Gather information around existing motion sensor installations.

    Add information to Energy Efficiency Registry in Council's Asset Management system (Unity).

  • Todo31/08/2024

    Identify buildings/facilities likely to benefit from motion sensors.

    Target high energy consuming buildings and facilities that are likely to have areas that are periodically unoccupied and for which always-on-lighting is not a safety concern.

Summary and contacts

Timeline

Continuous30/06/2035

Target audience

Responsible organisations

  • Indicative costs

    [Council to insert price of quotes or past projects]

  • Indicative savings

    Operational savings through optimised light usage – savings reflect % efficiency improvement.

Information updated 25.11.2024

How this action contributes to the outcome