Wesfarmers LED Lighting Project

The Wesfarmers LED Lighting Project (ERF102042) is a large-scale energy efficiency initiative registered in October 2015. Unlike land-based carbon projects that occupy a specific geographic coordinate, this project aggregates lighting upgrades across Wesfarmers' extensive portfolio of retail and commercial facilities throughout Australia. Consequently, the project area is not defined by a single location or proximity to a specific town, but rather spans the built environments of major retail chains such as Kmart, Target, and potentially Bunnings.

The project operates under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative, Commercial and Public Lighting) Methodology Determination 2015. This methodology credits the reduction in electricity consumption achieved by replacing inefficient legacy lighting, specifically Metal Halide lamps, T5 and T8 linear fluorescent tubes, and CFLs, with energy-efficient LED alternatives. By lowering the electricity demand from the grid, the project creates carbon abatement relative to the emissions intensity of the electricity that would have otherwise been consumed.

Because the project activities take place indoors within commercial infrastructure, traditional environmental metrics such as soil type or rainfall classification are not applicable. Instead, the relevant "environmental" context is the commercial built environment and the Australian electricity grid. The project was successfully contracted under the Emissions Reduction Fund (Contract CAC102367) to deliver approximately 105,000 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs). Public records indicate this contract was completed in February 2023, signaling that the project successfully generated and delivered its committed volume of abatement. Corporate reporting from the period highlights that upgraded stores, particularly within the Kmart division, achieved energy consumption reductions of up to 31%.