BRANCH REPORTS
VIC/TAS branch Report
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embers of the IHEA Vic-Tas branch, along with Health services across the Loddon Mallee Region of Victoria and Health Purchasing Victoria, jointly entered into a cluster sourcing purchasing agreement to provide 12 installations of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems across 11 regional health services. We are proud to be part of this project that has created so many opportunities and positive outcomes for our hospitals, communities, government and the environment in which we live. Solar Photovoltaic Systems – Loddon Mallee Region Background. The solar PV installations will form an aggregated solar capacity of 1,637 megawatt-peak (MWp) from the solar
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panels to be installed across the 12 sites. The largest installation is at Echuca Regional Health Service, which will ultimately have 1386 solar panels. The installed systems will provide a projected 15.7% of the hospitals’ combined electricity requirement ranging from 6% for a large hospital site, adding to an existing system, up to 27% for one of the rural hospitals. There will be a reduction in operational energy costs by a conservative estimate of $550,000 per annum, once fully operational which includes around $397,000 in solar production value and further savings in reduced demand and LGC values as determined at the time contracts were awarded. The systems will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 2,266 tonnes CO2-e per annum.
