AQW 484/17-22

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 17/01/2020
Answered On Date: 13/02/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline what invest to save opportunities exist within her Department

Answer:

I have provided a list below of potential opportunities for Invest to Save that exist in my department, however you should be aware that the capital expenditure required to implement these projects cannot be afforded from the current budget allocation available to me.

Roads - Retro-fit non-LED luminaires with LED

this invest to save initiative reduces electricity consumption by replacing yellow sodium street lights with energy efficient LEDs.

NIW - Energy efficiency

by the development and sourcing of more energy efficiency solutions in the provisions of water and wastewater services and by maximising strategic aspects of energy contracts with better interaction with the external energy supplier market;

NIW - Renewable Generation

the application of renewable energy solutions from the supply market in terms of the installation of alternative power generation (e.g. solar farms, wind turbines), and also the implementation of energy contracts that are based on sourcing electricity from renewable sources; and

NIW - Energy storage

by using ‘battery farms’ to store renewable energy for use in terms of feeding the grid or recharging a future electric vehicle fleet. The funding would specifically be used for implementing a battery energy storage system as a means of gaining benefits while testing the viability of a more strategic solution.