Kiama Council and Endeavour Energy have marked a major milestone in Council’s journey to net-zero with the final installation of LED street lights.
Endeavour Energy will this month complete the LED upgrade of 951 street lights in our municipality, reducing Council’s electricity bill, maintenance costs and carbon emissions.
Mayor Neil Reilly today joined Endeavour Energy’s General Manager Business Services Andrew Pittman to watch the Endeavour Energy crew in action.
“Thanks to the great work of Endeavour Energy, we are taking an exciting, important and big step forward for Kiama Council, our residents and ratepayers, in realising a sustainable future for our community,” Cr Reilly said.
“Upgrading our non-LED street lights is a major part of our Corporate Emissions Reduction Plan which we adopted last July, and it’s amazing that we’ll soon be able to put a big green tick next to it.”
The Corporate Emissions Reduction Plan (2021 – 2031) commits Kiama Council to having our operations and facilities reaching ‘net zero’ within ten years.
As well as the upgrade to LED street lights, the Plan includes initiatives such as securing a long term supply of renewable power and exploring the option of photovoltaic and battery storage for the Leisure Centre, The Pavilion and Community Recycling Centre.
