Federal independent Helen Haines has launched a Local Power Plan to support communities to own and share the benefits of wind and solar.
Independent MP launches $483m Local Power Plan to boost community energy
Community energy
Construction begins at Australia’s largest community-owned solar farm
Construction starts at SolarShare’s 1MW Majura solar farm, set to be one of Australia’s largest community owned solar projects.
Indigo Power raises funds for community energy hubs
Community owned Indigo Power succesfully completes investment round, targets expansion of community energy across North-east Victoria.
Indigo Power launches crowd investment round to expand community owned renewables
Indigo Power calls for EOIs for crowd-funded investment to expand community owned renewables projects across Victoria.
Xenophon's SA BEST unveils community electricity co-op plan
SA BEST promises cut state power prices by up to 20%, build new renewables, with community electricity retailer scheme.
SA councils launch tender for "bigger better" community energy plan
Group of six SA councils is calling for proposals to deliver solar, battery storage and smart controls to its 120,000-strong regional community.
Power struggle: First Nations fight to stay on country, and off grid
Astronomical electricity bills are so often the final straw for Australia’s remote Indigenous communities, consuming more than half of families’ annual income and, in some cases, driving them off country. But with the help of renewables, they’re taking the power back.
People's Powerwall: Solar + Tesla battery storage crowd-funded for Melbourne community centre
Crowdfunding helps deliver 40kW solar plus 6.4kWh Tesla Powerwall battery storage system for Footscray Community Arts Centre.
P2P energy sharing start-up brings Brooklyn Microgrid smarts to Australia
US pioneers of blockchain-based peer-to-peer energy trading, LO3, set up in Byron Bay with plans to trial its TransActive Grid technology in Australia.
Community solar with a view: Why sharing may be future of energy
NSW property development offers a tree change, and a share in an energy utility: a purpose-built, community-owned embedded network through which they can buy, sell and store solar electricity, peer-to-peer.
