Local group Low Carbon Kāpiti have revealed that fossil-fuel use at Ōtaki Pool has increased by 17% as a result of changes made during refurbishment and are calling on the Council to sort it out.
Low Carbon Kāpiti Chair and former Council energy advisor Jake Roos said “Gas use at Ōtaki Pool this year through to the end of September has gone up, costing council an extra $4,000 on the pool gas bill and causing about 30 tonnes of extra carbon emissions (CO2) so far. This is compared to the three years before the pool was closed for refurbishment. For context, 32 tonnes of CO2 per year is as much as Council would save from replacing 15 petrol cars with electric ones.”
“This waste has been caused by the higher airflow rate from the larger air-supply fan installed last year.”
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