Parliament House in Canberra has shown some ingenuity with a plan to save energy and taxpayer's money by using the heat generated from its computer room to warm the parliamentary swimming pool.
Senate President Margaret Reid told ZDNet Australia, the output of heat from the computer room is the same amount of energy needed to heat the swimming pool.
The recycling of energy prevents an estimated 240 kilograms of carbon dioxide emissions each year and is expected to save taxpayers up to AU$24,000 in power bills.
With a roll call of 3000 Senators, Members of Parliament and staff, the President says the pool is used heavily on a daily basis.
The federal government has been looking at ways to conserve energy since 1988, in which time it claims to have reduced energy consumption by 52 percent and greenhouse emissions by 46.6 percent.
The plan is part of an overall campaign for every household in Australia to save energy and reduce greenhouse gases.
The government has also appointed an Energy Manager to concentrate on further reductions in energy consumption and greenhouse emissions at Parliament.
