Enigin Update - Australian Government could have saved $75 Million through Energy Saving
THE Australian federal government is trying to reach agreement on a carbon price, but The Sydney Morning Herald claims the government has shelved some of its own key energy efficiency commitments.
The paper states that they have failed to publish an annual update on its energy use since 2007-08. It also refers to a scathing Australian National Audit Office report reveals that AUS$75 million a year in electricity costs could have been saved if relatively simple changes to reduce energy consumption across government buildings along with using more efficient vehicles had been implemented.
The Australian government offices, reports the Herald, use enough energy to power 5 percent of the nation's households, but the government told the paper it could not say whether it was using more or less energy now than five years ago.
Australia’s ''energy efficiency in government operations'' policy has been allowed to fall by the wayside, with the publication of the 2008-09 energy efficiency report probably coming after a carbon price is agreed.
Reported problems with processing data lead to the 2009-10 report being, so far, incomplete, and now governmental agencies have 10 days to submit their energy use data for 2010-11.
The Herald reports that energy efficiency spokesman, Mark Dreyfus, said: ''The release of the 2008-09 report has been delayed due to several factors including last year's federal election and the resulting extended caretaker period, as well as machinery of government changes.
''The Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency is finalising the 2008-09 report and it will be tabled in the coming weeks.''
The department also revealed that they are ''on track to meet or exceed the target'', with light and power use falling by up to 6 percent.
With staffing levels often rising, the government have not been able to reveal accurate energy saving or cost saving figures. Surprisingly Dreyfus told the Herald: ''Annual reporting does not require agencies to submit their energy costs.''
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Picture by Aerial View Sydney - CBD
