Energy use in Hepburn Shire
The emissions context
ENergy use by Source in HEpburn
300
600
0
Tera Joules of Energy
Bottled Gas
Wood
Electricity
Mains Gas
Petrol
Diesel
LPG
Diesel
609 TJ
526 TJ
57 PJ
248 TJ
= 220 + 28
287 TJ
162 TJ
162 TJ
Transport
Energy
64%
Stationary
energy
36%
Hepburn's energy needs are met
by natural gas, electricity, firewood,
diesel and transport fuels (petrol,
diesel and LPG). We use about 1,870
TeraJoules of energy per year.
Neary 60% of households use
firewood for heating sourced,
which mostly comes from
fallen timber on farming land.
Electricity:
287 TJ or 80 GWh
Firewood:
162 TJ
from 10kt of wood
Natural gas:
247 TJ
About 36% of Hepburn's energy needs come from
'stationary' energy sources that power our homes,
businesses and infrastructure. A closer look at our
stationary energy mix is provided below
Natural gas is used by
households for cooking and
heating both spaces and
water. It is also used for
industrial and commercial
applications.
Most natural gas is piped
directly to end users (90%)
with the remaining
consumed from
bottled gas.
Electricity is used for a range of daily business and household
needs such as lighting, heating, hot water, equipment and appliances.
23% of electricity comes from local renewable sources: including the
households with rooftop solar PV installed (supplying 9.9% of total
consumption), and Hepburn Wind (13.5%).
Transport fuels power the vehicles we use to get around:
they account for 64% of energy used by Hepburn's
residents and businesses. Petrol is the most used fuel
type (51%), followed by diesel (44%) and LPG (5%). All of
these fuels produce greenhouse gases and air pollution.
What energy is used
Stationary energy
Transport fuels
Stationary
energy mix
743 TJ
29.7%
21.8%
38.6%
Gas
Wood
Electricity
Bottled
gas 3.7%
Diesel
6.2%
The energy 'boundary' for ZNET
Hepburn incudes all stationary
energy used by local residents and
visitors, but only transport energy
from the local community.
Diesel:
46 TJ
from 1,728 kL of fuel
Diesel is used for farming and
agriculture activities (e.g. to
power diesel pumps and
generators, and for off-road
vehicles like tractors).
Shire Summary
Breakdown
by Ward
Emissions 'reduced'
by renewables
22%
Emissions from
electrcity
-50,000
0
50,000
Tonnes of carbon emissions
Net Emissions
70715
Solar PV
8420
Hepburn
Wind
12485
Shire facts
15,753
8,648
7,260 MWh
10,760 MWh
60,960 MWh
79,980 MWh
22.8%
70,715 tCO2-e
Data sources
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Powercor
and Hepburn Shire Council (Rates data), openNEM,
Clean Energy Regulator
About grid electricity
Electricity from the grid that is generated outside Hepburn is
also partially supplied by renewable energy. In April 2018, this
totaled around 16% of Victoria's electricity generated
Clunes
Hepburn
Springs
Glenlyon
Trentham
Creswick
Daylesford
Hepburn
Wind
35
%
Renewable
11
.
9
%
Renewable
11
.
5
%
Renewable
12
.
5
%
Renewable
12
%
Renewable
.
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Birch
Population
# households
% households with solar
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Total elec. consumed
Solar generation
Wind generation
5,570
3,057
16%
30,100 MWh
1,415 MWh
10,760 MWh
Cameron
Population
# households
% households with solar
-----------------------------------------------------
Total elec. consumed
Solar generation
1,889
1,037
21%
8,860 MWh
625 MWh
Coliban
Population
# households
% households with solar
-----------------------------------------------------
Total elec. consumed
Solar generation
2,107
1,157
23%
9,500 MWh
745 MWh
Creswick
Population
# households
% households with solar
------------------------------------------------------
Total elec. consumed
Solar generation
4,338
2,381
21%
18,290 MWh
1,410 MWh
Holcombe
Population
# households
% households with solar
-----------------------------------------------------
Total elec. consumed
Solar generation
1,850
943
24%
5,850 MWh
690 MWh
The technology
The opportunity
Desirability
Feasibility
Viability
Estimated
potential
contribution
to ZNET
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