ALH Group lighting upgrade project (Revoked)

The ALH Group lighting upgrade project (Revoked) was a commercial energy efficiency project designed to operate as an aggregation of sites across Australia. Registered on October 22, 2015, the project aimed to upgrade lighting systems within the extensive portfolio of the Australian Leisure and Hospitality (ALH) Group, which operates over 350 licensed venues, including iconic pubs and hotels in major cities and regional centers across New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, and other states. As an aggregated project affecting built infrastructure, it did not have a single geographic footprint or area size in hectares.

The project operated under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative, Commercial and Public Lighting) Methodology Determination 2015. This methodology incentivizes the replacement of inefficient legacy lighting (such as halogen or fluorescent tubes) with energy-efficient alternatives like LED luminaires. By reducing the electricity consumption required to light these large commercial venues, the project was designed to lower Scope 2 emissions.

Because the activities took place entirely within existing commercial buildings (hotels and pubs), traditional environmental analysis regarding rainfall classification or soil types is not applicable. The project settings were primarily urban and suburban commercial zones rather than agricultural land. Notably, the project was voluntarily revoked on March 29, 2018, under Section 30 of the CFI Rule, which typically indicates that the project proponent chose to withdraw the project before any Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) were issued. The proponent, Northmore Gordon Environmental Pty Ltd, is a specialist consultancy that often acts as an aggregator for energy efficiency schemes.