Brisbane City Council Energy Efficient Public Lighting (Revoked)

Brisbane City Council Energy Efficient Public Lighting (Revoked) was an energy efficiency project located in the Brisbane City Council local government area, centered around the Brisbane CBD in Queensland. Registered in June 2016 and subsequently revoked in January 2017, the project aimed to generate Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) by upgrading public lighting infrastructure. The project area covered the council's jurisdiction, a major urban region characterized by high-density commercial and residential land use.

The project operated under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative, Commercial and Public Lighting) Methodology Determination 2015. This methodology credits emissions reductions achieved by replacing energy-intensive lighting equipment with more efficient alternatives. Specifically, this project involved replacing metal halide lamps and T12 linear fluorescent tubes with energy-efficient LED luminaires in buildings and public spaces.

The Brisbane region features a humid subtropical climate with significant summer rainfall and generally alluvial or shale-based soils, although the urban nature of the project makes soil type less relevant than the built environment.

Notable for its short lifespan, the project was revoked under Section 33 of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011, which typically indicates a voluntary withdrawal by the proponent. This timing coincides with Brisbane City Council achieving Carbon Neutral status for its operations in early 2017. It is likely the council opted to claim the emissions reductions directly towards their carbon neutral target rather than undergoing the administrative process of generating and surrendering ACCUs. The council successfully retrofitted over 25,000 streetlights as part of this broader sustainability strategy.