Warm homes, efficiency, cleanliness and a reliable, affordable supply are basic modern energy requirements. To ensure Dunedin is one of the world’s great small cities, this Energy Plan 1.0 proposes goals to enable us to better meet those requirements long term.
This Energy Plan 1.0 proposes four exciting initial actions and sets the scene for several more. These actions build on Dunedin’s strengths, and recognise expertise and financial constraints by using existing resources and leveraging planned activity or partnerships as far as possible.
Dunedin is already taking action. Dunedin’s largest health and education institutions have substantial energy efficiency initiatives underway. Port Otago’s energy management scheme saves it hundreds of thousands of dollars each year. Our University of Otago is leading international research into energy use and behaviour. Dunedin is home to businesses that export leading heating and waste-to-energy products. The Otago Polytechnic has made a major investment in high-tech woodchip for heating. We have several programmes for insulating and heating existing homes, making them warmer and drier while reducing their energy use. These are a handful of the many ways Dunedin organisations are already creating energy cost savings for themselves or others. What do we get out of it? Development, jobs and health.The Energy Plan 1.0 sits within the Dunedin Economic Development Strategy (EDS). The success of the EDS lies within the strong partnerships it fosters, with each partner working toward the same practical, achievable goals. The Energy Plan 1.0 follows in those footsteps
Energy Plan document