As an ESCO under the Victorian Government – Department of Treasury & Finance’s Efficient Government Buildings Program we at CarbonetiX have been awarded the contract to deliver actions under an EPC for the Grampians-Wimmera-Mallee Water Authority.

The expanded set of project works include:
- pump replacements
- control upgrades and operational approach/logic changes at various pump stations across the GWM Water Network
- Installation of a roof-top solar PV system
- HVAC system upgrade with the economy cycle and several minor upgrades at the GWM Water Head Office in Horsham
- Installation of wether station and voltage optimisation unit at GWM Water Ararat Waste Water Treatment Facility.

According to CarbonetiX CEO, Lou Bonadio, GWM Water will benefit from guaranteed savings of 5 GWh of Electricity (approx 0.7 GWh annually), approximately $900,000 in utility bills and 6.30 kt of GHG emissions over the seven year contract period.

“CarbonetiX is pleased to be an active energy services company (ESCO) in this expansive and award-winning Victorian Government Initiative. Securing this contract is testament to the strong work ethic and energy management expertise of the CarbonetiX EPC Project team and its capability to not only recommend, but guarantee performance improvements across a broad range of facility types and scales to deliver the recommended measures to the client. The management and operation of water distribution infrastructure is a significant contributor to the state’s GHG emissions inventory so this set of project works will assist in achieving our company objective to deliver deep reductions in energy and GHG emissions.”