Renewable Newstead is working to install up to 10MW of solar on the local grid to take the town 100% renewable and offer excess generation for C&I offtake. What can the market learn from the project so far?
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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 NSW town in June 2020.
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.
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 tariff was approved by the ACT government.
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 not only feasible, but able to knock up to $370 a year off cost of electricity for consumers “locked out” of rooftop PV.
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.
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 live in apartment buildings. But there are ways to solve the problem – as well as new companies making it their mission.
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 only at night and as back-up.
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 a 99kW rooftop PV system at the Goonellabah Sports & Aquatic Centre in Lismore, NSW.
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% solar power by 2023.