After a full survey of the site, Powercor worked with the RAA devise a staged energy and lighting-related programme that would see the school’s infrastructure significantly upgraded.

Metering and verification was installed throughout the entire site to measure precisely measure power usages and allow the school to rapidly pinpoint any areas of high demand. This involved an upgrade to the main transformer, and extensive upgrades to the current electrical infrastructure.

A state-of-the-art solar system using the latest technology has been installed and is delivering the necessary power at dramatically reduced costs to the current electricity prices the school was facing. This was combined with a ground source heating system to further reduce energy usage. Powercor handled all communication with the SSA, the electrical distribution network operator, and related administration for both systems work operator, to gain all pre approvals before the work commenced.

The impact for the RA&A has been the significant energy reduction as well as generating a huge proportion of their own energy. The schools own Net Zero objectives have been achieved and they are confident in sharing results with students in STEM subjects.