Powering West Arnhem pools with solar

West Arnhem Regional Council (WARC) has made another positive step forward in reducing their environmental footprint by investing in solar power energy at both the Maningrida and Jabiru Swimming Pools.
Funded by the Department of Local Government, Housing and Community Development, WARC recently engaged Rimfire Energy to install solar PV systems to power the large plant rooms at both pool facilities.
Operating filtration and chlorination 24-7, the rooms previously consumed large amounts of electricity, but now 100 per cent of the solar power generated will be consumed at each site.
Incredibly this will see an estimated combined saving of over 65,000 KWH per year.
West Arnhem Regional Council Assets and Projects Manager Clem Beard said it is extremely important to continue to implement energy-saving systems to Council’s assets across West Arnhem communities. 
“The changeover to solar at both the Maningrida and Jabiru Pool facilities is a great step towards a more energy efficient and sustainable footprint of our operations,” he said. 
“While having long-term benefits, it also demonstrates Council’s commitment to using 50 per cent renewable energy by 2030. And, it will greatly reduce costs in power consumption for many years to come.”
This project was supported by the Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Grant and was also partially funded by Council’s Capital Reserve.