Environmental Resiliency and Sustainability

Description

The City of Dunedin has installed photovoltaic (PV) solar power systems on its municipal buildings to generate clean energy toward its Ready For 100 Clean Energy Goals and to save money on energy bills overtime. The Ready For 100 Clean Energy Goals: Transition to 100% clean, renewable energy for municipal operations by 2035; Transition to 100% clean, renewable energy for the entire community by 2050. Solar energy production totals come from three facilities: Water Treatment Plant (total system size: 137.46 DC kW); Emergency Operations Center (total system size: 43 DC kW); Dunedin City Hall (total system size: 94.62 DC kW). Unit of data: Megawatt hours (MWh). Target is based on generation averages from 2024 and 2025 data.

Measure Status Update

Tracking the total amount of solar energy production across City owned buildings.

Unit of data: Megawatt hours (MWh).

Target is based on generation averages from 2024 and 2025 data.

FY26 Q2 (January 1, 2026 - March 31, 2026) Updates: 

January 2026: City Hall: 10.77 MWh; EOC Fire Station: 5.18 MWh; Water Treatment Plant: 12.29 MWh
February 2026: City Hall: 12.43 MWh; EOC Fire Station: 5.91 MWh; Water Treatment Plant: 14.65 MWh
March 2026: City Hall: 14.94 MWh; EOC Fire Station: 6.61 MWh; Water Treatment Plant: 17.47 MWh

Generation for this quarter has been higher than targeted as we have experienced a cool, bright winter and spring which is optimal weather conditions for solar generation. 

Measure Next Steps

Continue tracking solar power energy generation.