WASHDYKE ENERGY CENTRE PROPOSAL

Process industries in the Washdyke industrial area currently face challenging coal supply conditions and a requirement to reduce their air emissions.

Process industries in the Washdyke industrial area currently face challenging coal supply conditions and a requirement to reduce their air emissions. These changes are causing significant increases in operating costs and are a potential barrier to new industries establishing at Washdyke.

In response, as a way of addressing these challenges and substantially reducing their cost implications, Energy for Industry (EFI) is proposing to establish a steam supply business and associated Energy Centre in the Washdyke area.

Energy for Industry will supply steam to a cluster of existing and future businesses in the area from a centralised energy plant and steam distribution network. The Washdyke Energy Centre will be built, owned and operated by Energy for Industry, and will be expanded in the future as additional companies choose to join the cluster.

This proposal is similar to EFI’s existing energy cluster that operates in central Dunedin. Following the initial investment by EFI there is potential to increase the scale later as additional customers join the distribution network.

With a focus on partnerships, EFI’s involvement results in positive environmental outcomes: lower greenhouse gas intensities and reduced environmental impacts.

This proposal for Washdyke industries will result in lower heat costs than would otherwise incur generating their own steam; avoided capital expenditure required for environmental compliance

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