community solar

Community solar at grid prices, no subsidies required – here’s how

Renewable Newstead is working to install up to 10MW of solar on the local grid to take the town 100%…

February 20, 2020

Call for investors as 4.9MW Manilla community solar farm officially launched

Plans for 4.9MW Manilla community solar farm officially launched, with call for investors, and plans to begin construction in the…

December 17, 2019

State backs community solar plan to take Victoria town 100% renewable

Community-based plans to power the Victorian outback town of Natimuk with a 1.6MW solar garden have won state government funding.

August 12, 2019

Australia’s largest community solar farm approved for construction

SolarShare looks set to deliver Australia’s first megawatt-scale community-owned solar in Canberra's Majura Valley after its application for a feed-in…

December 13, 2018

Solar gardens could deliver major savings for "locked out" consumers

Australia could see “solar gardens” begin to sprout as early as 2019, after a major report found shared solar model…

December 13, 2018

New solar + battery round for Yackandandah, as 100% renewable plans take shape

North-east Victorian town forges ahead on 100% renewable plans, with new bulk-buy solar round, community retailer and microgrid projects.

September 10, 2018

Busting the solar ceiling: The fight for millions of Australians locked out of rooftop solar

New data has shown that in North Sydney, alone, 74% of residents can’t access solar because they are renters or…

August 30, 2017

NT aboriginal community to get 1MW solar plant, cut reliance on diesel

Nauiyu community set to be powered by a 1MW solar plant during the day, relegating its diesel generators for use…

May 30, 2017

Lismore community solar plant switched on, marking Australian first

One of Australia’s first community-funded, council operated solar farms is up and running this week, after the switching on of…

May 17, 2017

US rural electric cooperative sets 100% renewables target

Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (KCEC) in New Mexico wants to serve all its customers during the summer peak with 100%…

December 20, 2016