Castle Hill RSL in Sydney’s north-west expects to cut its electricity bill by $250,000 a year by installing a tri-generation system that captures waste heat and turns it into heating, cooling and surplus electricity supplying power to the entire club.
Castle Hill RSL has four pools, five restaurants and a fitness and sports complex soon to be powered almost entirely by cleaner energy generated on site.
The Federal Government has provided the RSL with a $495,400 grant for this project under the Community Energy Efficiency Program (CEEP).
These grants are funded by revenue from the carbon price and used to establish clean energy projects in council and community buildings across Australia.
Castle Hill RSL estimates that carbon pollution levels created by its electricity use will drop by 49 per cent which is a reduction of 1185 tonnes per year or a total of 23,694 tonnes over the 20 year life of the system.
President of the Castle Hill RSL Group Warren Glenny said the club is committed to sustainable business practices and protecting the environment for current and future generations.
"Sustainable initiatives are integrated into our whole of business approach therefore the CEEP grant presented the opportunity to assist with the upfront purchase of the trigeneration system which will achieve longer term energy efficiency outcomes, improving our return on investment and overall responsibility to members, the broader community and our environment," he said.
The money saved on energy costs each year will be invested in club facilities.
