Community energy

Independent MP launches $483m Local Power Plan to boost community energy

Federal independent Helen Haines has launched a Local Power Plan to support communities to own and share the benefits of…

September 23, 2020

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.

August 28, 2020

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.

April 23, 2020

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.

March 26, 2020

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.

February 27, 2018

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…

November 29, 2017

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'…

March 8, 2017

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.

February 7, 2017

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…

November 4, 2016

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…

September 7, 2016