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Adelaide City Council
Through its newly approved Carbon-Neutral Council Action Plan, Adelaide City Council has made sustainable public lighting a key focus of the the plan. $200,000 has been allocated to the installation of new globes in the Council’s U-Park building and $100,000 has been allocated to upgrading public lighting along King William Street and North Terrace with energy efficient options. For more information see the media release.
Accelerated Action Grant Funds Regional Public Lighting Asset Audit
Six CCP councils in South Australia —the Cities of Campbelltown, Mitcham, Norwood Payneham & St Peters, Prospect, Port Adelaide Enfield and Tea Tree Gully — have undertaken a regional audit of their public lighting assets. The project was funded by a $50,000 Accelerated Action Grant from the Australian Government, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA), together with funding from the participating councils. Five of the councils were in the CCP Plus Advancing Action Project.
The report, Establishing an Adelaide regional baseline- moving toward sustainable lighting, informs regional decision-making in transitioning to sustainable public lighting, and complements the SA Sustainable Public Lighting Project being lead by the Local Government Association of SA. The project has also resulted in a Case Study to assist other council groupings who wish to gather regionally consistent data on public lighting. Download an interview with Kaarina Sarac, Environmental Policy Officer, City of Campbelltown about the project in February 2008 [MP3, 6.18 MB]. For more information, contact Kaarina Sarac on (08) 8366 9257.
Sustainable Public Lighting Trials, Salisbury City Council, ongoing
Salisbury City Council was awarded CCP Australia's Initiative of the Month in September 2007 for its commitment to sustainable public lighting. The City first installed solar powered lighting in 1994 and has since installed around 120 units. It also conducted a trial of 50 watt high pressure sodium in 2002, and recently announced a further trial of various energy efficient technologies. For more information about Salisbury's solar lighting, see the Solar section of the Toolbox.
 - The first electric streetlights installed in South Australia were along King William Street in 1902 (photo courtesy Sir Thomas Playford ETSA Museum).
CCP Plus Public Lighting Advancing Action Project in South Australia
Following the success of the SA Sustainable Public Lighting Strategic Action Planning Guide Project (see below), ICLEI Oceania delivered the CCP Plus Public Lighting Advancing Action Project during 2006–07.
The participating CCP Plus councils included: Campbelltown City Council, City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters, City of Marion, City of Mitcham, City of Port Adelaide Enfield, and City of Tea Tree Gully.
Using a mini-milestone framework, councils were assisted to assess their current public lighting situation, set priorities for sustainable public lighting, develop a Sustainable Public Lighting Action Plan (SPLAP), implement actions, and review their work.
South Australia Sustainable Public Lighting Project (Complete)
The outcome of this project was the South Australian Strategic Action Planning Guide for Sustainable Public Lighting (ICLEI Oceania, 2006), which provides councils with a framework and tools to implement energy efficient public lighting.
The Guide includes instructions for developing and implementing Sustainable Public Lighting Action Plans; tools, templates, advice, and case studies that councils can adapt according to their needs; and an overview of public lighting technologies and financial and greenhouse implications.
The project, funded by the Local Government Association of South Australia (LGASA), was delivered by ICLEI Oceania through consultation with 11 CCP councils, the Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO), LGASA, ETSA Utilities and state government departments.
The consultation process involved three workshops, which explored research priorities, local government needs, contributions from key stakeholders and review of the draft Guide. Participating councils also submitted case studies and other materials.
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For a thorough review of the public lighting regulatory and market structure in South Australia, see Chapter 3 of the South Australian Strategic Action Planning Guide for Sustainable Public Lighting (ICLEI Oceania, 2006).
A key aim of the Guide is to assist local governments to leverage opportunities for sustainable public lighting presented by the transition to full retail contestability in South Australia.
 - The South Australian public lighting market under full retail contestability. Source: Presentation by the former Energy SA to the Metropolitan Adelaide CCP Alliance “Greenhouse friendly street lighting workshop”, 2003.
Local Government Association of South Australia Sustainable Public Lighting Project
The Local Government Association of South Australia (LGASA) received $60,000 under the Local Government Research and Development Scheme for a state-based project to assist all councils in South Australia provide more sustainable public lighting services.
The project aims to develop a clear, orderly, fair and reasonable framework for councils to provide sustainable public lighting services to the community whilst adhering the Australian Standards and state regulations.
The following resources provide more information on this group and their project: The SA Climate Change and Greenhouse Emissions Reduction Act 2007 requires the establishment of 'sectoral agreements' between key sectors and the State Government - with Local Government being one of the key sectors. The LGASA has been negotiating with the State Government (Sustainability and Climate Change Division of the Department of Premier and Cabinet) since early in 2008 to establish a sector agreement to assist Local Government reach the State greenhouse gas reduction target of 60% reduction of 1990 levels by 2050. Public lighting is included as a key area in the Agreement. An announcement is expected at the Beyond Carbon Local Government Climate Change Summit during 4-5 June 2008, and a Reference Committee representative is presenting on SPL at the conference.
Project update 26 May 2008: The Project Reference Committee (with representatives from the City of Marion, City of Charles Sturt, Adelaide City Council, and City of Victor Harbor together with the LGA) are currently recruiting a project officer. Initial talks with ETSA Utilities are underway.
At the same time, the SA Climate Change and Greenhouse Emissions Reduction Act 2007 requires the establishment of 'sectoral agreements' between key sectors and the State Government; Local Government is one of the key sectors. The LGASA has been negotiating with the State Government (Sustainability and Climate Change Division (SCCD) of the Department of Premier and Cabinet) since early in 2008 to establish a sector agreement to assist Local Government reach the State greenhouse gas reduction target of 60% reduction of 1990 levels by 2050. Public lighting is included as a key area in the Agreement. An announcement is expected at the Beyond Carbon Local Government Climate Change Summit during 4-5 June 2008, and a Reference Committee representative is presenting on SPL at the conference.
The Sustainable Street & Public Lighting Issues Paper summarises work undertaken to date in South Australia on this issue, and highlights a number of barriers to progressing sustainable public lighting by South Australian Local Governments. Initially prepared in December 2007, it has been updated (by Ann Gibbons, Environmental Planner, City of Marion) and was provided to delegates at the ‘Beyond Carbon – Local Government Climate Change Summit’ on 4 and 5 June 2008.
Note: this is a shortened list of South Australian public lighting stakeholders. The full list can be found in the South Australian Strategic Action Planning Guide for Sustainable Public Lighting.
Distribution Businesses
| ETSA Utilities is South Australia's only distribution network service provider (DNSP). Councils should obtain their inventory data from ETSA Utilities. | Regulator | Essential Services Commission of South Australia (ESCOSA) undertakes regulation of price and access in relation to the services provided by ETSA Utilities, including lighting services. Note that the South Australian Load Table is available from the National Electricity Market Management Company (NEMMCO).
| Local Government Association
| Local Government Association of South Australia (LGASA).
| State Government Department
| Energy Division, Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure. The Energy Division provides a full list of electricity retailers. For a comparison of green electricity products available in SA, see the Green Electricity Watch's 2006 Report. | Roads Authority | The Department for Transport, Energy & Infrastructure (DTEI), Transport Division
For enquiries contact Rick Burt, Unit Manager, Road Lighting and Marine on Ph + 64 (0)8 8226 8249 or Email
As the state road authority, the DTEI Transport Division installs, maintains and manages most Category V (vehicular) lighting on arterial roads in SA, as well as the OBarn, some car parking, and marine (jetties) lighting. The DTEI participates with councils in joint state-local government electricity contracts and pay SLUoS to ETSA Utilities for replacements. Under the Highways Act, it installs, operates and maintains road lighting on multi-lane roads in urban environments (and in areas where lighting is considered necessary to ensure proper traffic operation or adequate road safety). It then recovers half of this cost from councils where there is amenity to councils (ie benefits to pedestrians). This happens under Section 26 of the Highways Act 2000, and a Code clarifies the operational responsibilities between the two parties in this respect. |
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Premier's Science and Research Fund
The Sustainable Energy Research Advisory Committee (SENRAC) provided energy Research and Development (R&D) grants for competitive proposals that had strong commercialisation prospects, environmental benefits and could potentially reduce costs for SA energy consumers. In 2007, SENRAC was amalgamated with the Premier's Science and Research Fund (PSRF). The PSRF has retained the SENRAC grant allocation exclusively for sustainable energy research projects, hence persons or organisations seeking a grant for sustainable energy research projects should apply to the PSRF.
South Australian Grants Register
This website describes how to write a grant, provides some case studies/examples of successfully funded community projects, and more importantly allows you to register with this website to receive updates on grant programs you are interested in.
You may also wish to consult the Financing section of Tools & Case Studies.
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