One Step Off The Grid
Solar, storage and distributed energy news
A huge $60,000 raised in 30-day Pozible campaign rounds off $120,000 for 99kW PV system at Abbotsford Convent in Melbourne – Australia’s largest crowd-funded solar project, to date.
South Coast NSW community group launches solar bulk buy scheme, to give locals access to lower-cost, quality rooftop solar.
In the US, communities and governments drive more sustainable, inclusive economies by leveraging local solar – most recently in the form of community-scale solar.
The shift to solar and storage for two off-grid Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory not only cut energy costs by more than 50%, but strengthened cultural ties to country, and explored sustainable land use activities that bring jobs, training and an income – building a sustainable economy on homelands.
The People’s Solar has launched its most ambitious project yet, to raise $120k for a 99kW solar system for Melbourne’s Abbotsford Convent. If successful, it will be Australia’s largest crowd-funded solar project, to date.
Aboriginal community near Kalgoorlie WA expects to displace 20% of its electricity use after installing a 36kW solar system using the “impact investment” model.
NSW community group The Valley Centre is working with Aboriginal communities, focusing on rebuilding the resilience, self-determination and sustainability. Solar plays a key role.
Community energy group Repower Shoalhaven has reached its $143,500 target in just 7 days in its third funding round, which will put solar on local NSW businesses.
Repower Shoalhaven – the community energy group behind two successful crowd-funding projects – is set to launch its third round of solar fundraising, to put another 100kW of solar on local NSW businesses.
The results of a feasibility study for a 1MW community-owned solar farm in the NSW town of Goulburn will be released in early June, at the launch of the “first of its kind” project.
