{"id":338,"date":"2017-03-21T02:40:20","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T02:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themooraboolnews.com.au\/?p=338"},"modified":"2024-02-02T03:25:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T16:25:26","slug":"powered-by-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/themooraboolnews\/news\/powered-by-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Powered by water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>By Kate Taylor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A mini hydro station at Lal\u00a0Lal\u00a0Reservoir is now up and running.<\/p>\n<p>In the absence of the state water minister, Member for Buninyong Geoff Howard made the announcement of the project\u2019s completion at a Mt Egerton gathering.<\/p>\n<p>The innovative mini hydro-electric generator at the reservoir is jointly funded by the State Government, Central Highlands Water, and Barwon Water.<\/p>\n<p>The overall project cost\u00a0was\u00a0$850,000, with the State Government contributing $500,000 and Central Highlands Water and Barwon Water both contributing $175,000.<\/p>\n<p>Construction of the mini hydro station commenced in May 2016 with the project to generate clean energy from water releases at the reservoir. The renewable energy generated will power existing infrastructure at the reservoir and provide additional green energy for the grid.<\/p>\n<p>It is anticipated that the hydro station will produce up to 526MW of electricity \u2013 enough to power approximately 80 homes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s fantastic to see this mini hydro station completed to generate clean energy from environmental water releases at the reservoir into the Moorabool River,\u201d\u00a0Mr Howard said.<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Johnson, Chair\u00a0of CHW said they\u00a0are committed to developing and implementing energy and financial savings across\u00a0its\u00a0network of asset operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe anticipate, the mini hydro station will cut CO2\u00a0emissions by approximately 500 tonnes per year,\u201d\u00a0he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kate Taylor A mini hydro station at Lal\u00a0Lal\u00a0Reservoir is now up and running. 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