Smart Lighting Upgrade Project

The Smart Lighting Upgrade Project (ERF120525) is an aggregated energy efficiency project managed by Northmore Gordon Environmental Pty Ltd. Registered on April 5, 2018, the project does not reside in a single geographic location. Instead, it encompasses a collection of site-specific upgrades across multiple "serviced areas," likely distributed among commercial and industrial zones in Australia's major economic centers where the proponent is active, such as Melbourne and Sydney.

The project operates under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative-Commercial and Public Lighting) Methodology Determination 2015. This methodology credits the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions achieved by improving the energy efficiency of lighting systems. Specifically, this project involves replacing energy-intensive High Pressure Sodium (HPS) lamps with high-efficiency Light Emitting Diode (LED) luminaires. By lowering the electricity consumption required to illuminate these areas, the project reduces the demand on the grid and the associated Scope 2 emissions from fossil-fuel-based power generation.

Given its nature as an industrial energy efficiency initiative, the project operates entirely within the built environment rather than a natural ecosystem. Consequently, standard land-sector metrics such as rainfall classification or soil composition are not applicable. The "terrain" for this project consists of warehouses, streetscapes, public open spaces, or commercial facilities where lighting infrastructure is upgraded.

Northmore Gordon Environmental is a well-known environmental certificate aggregator and consultancy, often bundling multiple smaller upgrades into single registered projects to reduce administrative overhead. Public records indicate this project holds a carbon abatement contract (CAC800042) with the Australian Government, originally committing to deliver nearly 100,000 tonnes of abatement, highlighting the significant scale of energy savings achieved across its aggregated sites.