$20m Green Light Plan Axed

On 1st May 2012, the $20m Green Light Plan was "realigned" by the Victorian State government. Dozens of councils were preparing to apply for this funding and many relying on it as a required co-contribution for applications to the Federal Government’s Community Energy Efficiency Program (CEEP). Given the years of advocacy from councils, local government organisations and local residents through the Give Our Streets The Green Light campaign, it is very disappointing. However it is not a fatal blow and there are other avenues to pursue.

Click here to look at alternative opportunities, the impact for councils relying on Green Light Plan as co-contribution for CEEP, and some good news around lighting procurement via a new Ironbark and MAV partnership.  If you have any questions or want to discuss specific ideas for your council, please contact us. We’re always happy to chat.

Carbon Price Impact on Street Lighting and Free Calculation Tool

At Ironbark we've had dozens of councils ask us about the impact of the carbon price on their electricity prices - in particularly for street lighting. There's a lot of confusion out there and many different figures are being thrown around from sustainability, assets, finance, procurement staff, energy companies and consultants. Here we investigate further and provide a free simple tool to calculate the percentage increase for your council.

Engeneous software released

Ironbark is celebrating the public release of Engeneous - an open source software tool to help local governments save energy and water in small facilities.  Ironbark donated the tool to the community via Openwollemi and dozens of councils around Australia are now using it and reeping the benefits. Find out more at www.openwollemi.org.

Webinar Recording: Street Lighting and Small Facilities Projects

In February 2012 Ironbark held a webinar with Low Carbon Australia and ICLEI Oceania titled Street Lighting and Small Facilities Projects: Essential Preparation for Funding and Financing. This webinar was designed to assist councils around Australia in preparing for funding, financing and delivering large scale street lighting and small facilities projects. The webinar is packed with valuable information and hints - we recorded it and it's now available online in three parts.

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