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(3a)

(3b) Stock used for educational purposes

(4a) Not applicable

(4b) Orthopaedic – arthroplasties. When contract changed, Zimmer removed all stock from Hospital and replaced by Stryker prostheses.

(4c) No charges.

(4d) No costs incurred.

Schools—solar panels
(Question No 2554)

Ms Lee asked the Minister for Education and Early Childhood Development, on 7 June 2019:

(1) Which Government schools (a) contain and (b) do not contain, solar panels on their roofs.

(2) Of the schools in part (1) (a), can the Minister provide the (a) percentage of roof space taken up by solar panels and (b) amount of electricity that the schools generate from solar panels.

(3) If any schools generate more electricity than they consume, is there any way for this electricity to be (a) stored in a battery and (b) put into the energy grid.

(4) For each school that has solar panels (a) how were the panels funded and (b) what was the total cost of installing the panels (including any associated operating costs).

(5) Is the viability of solar panels among the planning considerations when designing a new school.

(6) Do any ACT Government schools have energy generation aside from solar panels; if so, what is the (a) type of energy and (b) amount of energy produced.

Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) All eighty-eight ACT public schools have roof top solar panels. A total of 2,357kW of solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays are installed. In general, primary schools have 10kW systems, high schools 20kW systems and colleges 30kW systems. New schools constructed post 2012 have 100kW systems. Amaroo School has a 600kW solar array system that is owned and operated by a third party.

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