National Carbon Bank Lighting Projects 2016

National Carbon Bank Lighting Projects 2016 is an energy efficiency project located at various commercial and urban centers nationwide across Australia. It was registered in October 2015 and covers an undefined area size due to the aggregated, multi-site nature of the commercial lighting upgrades.

Commercial and public lighting projects involve upgrading legacy lighting hardware to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by lowering grid electricity consumption. The standard requirements for this methodology dictate calculating baseline energy use prior to the upgrade and proving measurable electricity savings generated by the new lighting systems over their operational lifetime.

Because this project takes place entirely within the built environment, the regional land use is exclusively associated with commercial and public infrastructure. Consequently, typical environmental conditions such as rainfall classification (e.g., high rainfall or semi-arid) and soil types (e.g., basalt or clay) are not applicable to this project. The specific project activities involve modifying, replacing, and supplementing existing lighting systems in various types of serviced areas with high-efficiency 240V LED lamps and LED luminaires.

Interestingly, the specific methodology determination used for this project, the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative, Commercial and Public Lighting) Methodology Determination 2015, was revoked in 2021. Additionally, the project secured a Carbon Abatement Contract (CAC541898) in April 2017. This contract has now been successfully completed, delivering a total of 27,200 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) to the Commonwealth.