Shedding the Light on Streetlighting Cities for Climate ProtectionTM - SA Energy Management Advisory Service Forum Shedding the Light on Streetlighting An overview of streetlighting in South Australia and the impact of full retail contestability in January 2003 Richard Thanks Tony Welcome everyone I have been astounded at the response - expecting nearly 100 people today We have people from Local Government, State Government, Commonwealth Govt, ETSA Utilities, electricity retailers and more Several people have flown in from interstate for today, you will here from several of them later - welcome Also, several people have driven from regional areas of our state - also like to welcome these people I’d just like to set the scene for today and briefly outline why we are going to spend a whole day talking about streetlighting. I’d just like to start with a historical perspective You may be interested to know that the first electric streetlights installed in South Australia were along King William Street in 1902 - exactly 100 years ago I just happen to have a photograph of it here

King William Street 1902 Courtesy Sir Thomas Playford ETSA Museum A set of 30 were installed and replaced existing gas lighting. The trenches for the cables were dug by hand, and cable boxes filled with bitumen were laid underground. Looking North - you can see St Peters Cathedral in the background (without the spires which were installed in 1904) Photo kindly provided by the Sir Thomas Playford ETSA Museum 100 years ago we started lighting up streets Somewhat different to the view today... King William Street 1902 Courtesy Sir Thomas Playford ETSA Museum

King William Street 2002 And we are still doing it today 100 years later - the scene is somewhat different In terms of lighting up the street - the overall idea is still the same however, the requirements have increased - ie more vehicle traffic technology has changed slightly - different lamps laying of cable done slightly differently So what are the some of the issues that we face today in regard to streetlighting King William Street 2002

Issues associated with Streetlighting in SA Public Safety Liability Greenhouse Gas Emissions Energy Efficiency Cost Maintenance Light pollution Contestability From my perspective, here are some of the key issues associated with streetlighting in SA today. Crosses social, environmental and economic areas List them Just to name a few - Im sure that the other speakers will mention more during the day My role is as an energy consultant for CCP councils Today really geared towards local government And I’d just like to discuss three issues in particular in relation to LG

Co$t of Streetlighting Large Metro Councils - up to $1.5 million/year Metro Adelaide Councils - $12 million/year Transport SA - $3.4 million/year = Significant part of budgets Costs passed on to ratepayers The first of these is the economic cost of streetlighting Streetlighting cost some of Adelaides metro councils up to $1.5 million year (just in tariffs = electricity, maintenance, replacement) Total across metro councils is in the order of $12 million year TSA spends around 3.4 million year across the state significant part of Local Government and Transport SA budgets

Environmental Cost Metropolitan Adelaide Streetlights = 46’000 tonnes GHG per year 1kg CO2 = 1 large fridge ie 46 million fridge-fulls per year Enhanced greenhouse effect Global warming, sea-level rise, climate change Second issue I would like to discuss in relation to streetlighting and local government is an environmental one Electricity used to power streetlights is responsible for a significant amount of greenhouse gas emissions - Streetlighting in the Adelaide metro area (18 council areas) is responsible for around 46’000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions being emitted every year to put that into perspective, 1kg of CO2 gas would fill a large fridge, - so that is 46 million fridge-fulls per year alternatively approx. 10’000 cars GHG cause the enhanced greenhouse effect - perhaps the most serious environmental issue facing the planet today. As scientists agree this will lead to global warming, climate change, and sea level rise Many Local Governments from South Australia, Austalia and around the world have demonstrated their interest in reducing greenhouse gas emissions through their participation in the Cities for Climate Protection Program

Cities for Climate ProtectionTM International program for LG Council commits to reducing GHG emissions from its own operations and municipality Nearly 500 LGs worldwide 146 in Australia 15 in SA - covering 67.7% of South Australia’s population CCP is an international program that local governments can elect to join By joining the program, councils commit to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from both their own operations and their municipality Significant participation Internationally - nearly 500 councils participate Nationally -146 State - 15 (covering 67.7?% of SA’s population) all are metro councils, all here today, Program run by ICLEI, and in Australia, is run in collaboration with the Australian Greenhouse Office. CCP councils have a strong interest in streetlighting, as it typically represents around 50% of corporate emissions for a council. Other main sources of emissions are council buildings and vehicle fleet Consequently, streetlighting is a priority for CCP councils, and is why I have arranged a forum on it today

Contestability Streetlighting scheduled to be deregulated in South Australian under full retail contestability as of 1st January 2003 Local Government and Transport SA will need to negotiate a contract with an electricity retailer to supply electricity to their streetlights Significant change to streetlighting market The third issue is contestability Now, these are just a few of the issues in relation to streetlighting

Today Morning Introduction to streetlighting in South Australia - standards, the market, technology, tariffs, stakeholder perspective's etc Afternoon Full retail contestability in relation to streetlighting However, before we can start to tackle these issues, such as reducing GHG emissions through renewable energy or energy efficiency we need to have a good understanding of how the streetlighting market works in SA, hear the perspectives of the various stakeholders and identify other issues associated with the provision of streetlighting services For that reason, the first half of today’s program is an introducttion to streetlighting in SA It will include presentations on the standards, the market, tariffs, technology, and the perspectives of key stakeholders Hopefully you will go away with a better understanding of streetlighting, which will lead into this afternoons session Which focuses on the issue of full retail contestability in relation to streetlighting - in particular, what are its implications, what will Local Government have to do in order to prepare, and what opportunities to resolve issues exist

nviroman Now without any further ado, I’ll now pass you back Energy SA’s mild mannered architectural consultant, to introduce the first speaker.