A Truganina business has installed a super solar system, thanks to an agreement with Wyndham council.
Class Plastics, a plastic container manufacturer and distributor, has signed an environmental upgrade agreement (EUA) with the council, the Sustainable Melbourne Fund and a bank, allowing the company to install a 365-kilowatt solar panel system at the building it leases. Most homes with solar panels have two-kilowatt systems installed.
Class Plastics co-owner Daniel Carapellotti said the business had been located in Truganina since 2010.
He said the new solar system, consisting of more than 1300 solar panels, was erected at the factory in February.
Mr Carapellotti said the company hoped signing the EUA and installing the solar system would
save power and improve its environmental credentials.
Wyndham environment and sustainability portfolio holder Heather Marcus described the signing of the EUA as “momentous”.
“By installing a massive 365-kilowatt system, Class Plastics in Truganina will generate an average of almost 480,000 kilowatts in renewable energy every year,” Cr Marcus said. “This is enough to power 97 homes.”
The council is encouraging other businesses in Wyndham to find out if they are eligible to take part in an Environmental Upgrade Agreement for projects such as solar panels or energy efficient lighting upgrades.
Contact the council’s sustainability department on 9742 0777 or sustainability@wyndham.vic.gov.au or for details.
