Public Lighting Upgrade Project (Revoked)

Public Lighting Upgrade Project (Revoked) is a commercial and public lighting project located in the Melbourne Central Business District, Victoria. It was registered in December 2015 and covers an unknown project area size, given the distributed nature of urban lighting.

Commercial and public lighting projects generate carbon credits by upgrading existing, energy-intensive lighting systems with highly efficient alternatives to reduce electricity consumption and associated greenhouse gas emissions. Standard requirements involve installing eligible equipment, such as LED luminaires, on roads or in public spaces, and mathematically calculating the emissions reductions compared to historical baseline energy usage.

The Melbourne city area is known for highly urbanised commercial, industrial, and residential land use. While the natural environment is largely covered by built infrastructure, the region typically experiences a temperate climate with moderate rainfall. The underlying soil and geology of the area predominantly consist of Quaternary basalt plains (Newer Volcanics) and silty clays.

This project specifically focused on replacing the legacy lighting systems of local roads and public spaces with energy-efficient LED technology. Interestingly, the project was revoked on September 5, 2018, under section 30 of the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) Rule. This section generally allows for the voluntary revocation of a project's registration by the proponent (the Melbourne City Council) if they choose not to proceed with reporting or claiming Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) for the upgrades.