SEC school power savings are starting to add up. The State Electricity Commission (SEC) has found an estimated $440,000 a year in electricity savings across 21 Victorian public schools by reviewing their network charges and moving them onto better-suited tariffs. Network tariff reviews are now under way for around 1,400 government schools, in search of further savings.
How the SEC school power savings were found
Some schools were paying for more network capacity than they needed, while others were on tariffs that didn’t match how they used power. Network charges make up around 45 per cent of an average electricity bill, so getting the tariff right can make a real difference.
- The largest savings are $75,000 a year at Wulerrp Secondary College, more than $64,000 at Balambalam Primary School in Clyde North and $62,000 at Kuyim Primary School in Pakenham.
- The SEC has launched a Network Tariff Optimisation Tool, which can identify potential savings across thousands of government sites at once.
- The SEC currently supplies 100 per cent renewable electricity to 4,400 Victorian government sites and operations.
Minister for Energy and Resources Jaclyn Symes said the SEC was saving schools hundreds of thousands of dollars on their power bills, and that the money was going back into improving schools and supporting students. Minister for Education Gabrielle Williams said every dollar saved on power bills was money schools could put towards better classrooms, more resources and a great education for Victorian children, which is the real test of SEC school power savings.
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