Wind turbine could save on energy costs at Victoria Pavilion, Uckfield
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A wind turbine could be built to help save on the cost of running the Victoria Pavilion in Uckfield and possibly attract income for Uckfield Town Council.
A specialist energy consultancy has carried out an energy efficiency study at the pavilion and suggested ways of saving on electricity, gas and water bills as well as offering an index-linked guaranteed income to the council for the next 20 years from selling excess electricity.
A wind turbine, which could cost about £55,000, would start to pay back in about six years, according to a report to the council's general purposes committee which met on Monday. It would attract grant funding.
A first phase of work recommended by the council's energy and sustainability working group to be undertaken within the first six months of the programme included the installation of lighting controls in ground areas at the pavilion. This would cost £3,495 with payback in six years and would attract grant funding.
Pipework insulation costing £400 would pay back in two-and-a-half years and would also attract grant funding.
The council's energy and sustainability working group also recommended shower pushbutton and showerhead replacement in the first phase, costing about £4,500.
Suggestions to install solar PV and solar thermal panels were rejected because of a fear that glass panels on the low roof of the pavilion could have been vandalised.
Building the wind turbine would be in the second phase of the programme scheduled within 12 months.
Phase three, to be carried out within three years, would involve replacement of all three gas boilers costing in the region of £12,000.
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(Added to site Thursday, August 19th, 2010)
