Victoria town’s breakthrough deal on network tariffs as it pursues 100% renewables
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Xenophon’s SA BEST unveils community electricity co-op plan
A Community Energy Co-op based around renewables for Victoria ????? Let’s plant the seed in our State Governments ear, we need to try to keep up with the SA political parties oneupmanship on electricity prices and carbon reduction strategies. Xenophon’s SA BEST unveils community electricity co-op plan
Community Power Hub March 13th Event
As part of the ‘Let’s Energise Gippsland’ campaign, the Latrobe Valley Community Power Hub – which enables the setting up of community-owned projects in renewable energy – will hold a presentation afternoon at the Morwell Bowls Club on March 13 between 10 and 2 pm. The LVCPH is managed by Gippsland Climate Change Network. The …
Large-scale solar industry takes off as 12 new plants secure finance
Support from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency has helped put large-scale solar on a solid footing despite cuts to its own funding. Read more in The Guardian
Hepburn Shire continues journey to 100% Renewables
We are proud to announce that the Hepburn Shire will be Victoria’s first Z-NET community as part of Sustainability Victoria’s TAKE2 Community Transition Pilot. The Coalition for Community Energy (C4CE) will be working with Hepburn Wind, the Hepburn Shire Council and local sustainability groups to make our shire the first Victorian example of a Zero-Net …
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COMMUNITY POWER HUBS – WEBSITE LAUNCH – 8 February 2018
BACKGROUND The pilot Community Power Hubs project is an innovative approach supported by SV and the Vic Government to help local communities grow community owned renewable energy. There is a lot of interest in the pilot, the three pilot sites, the projects they are working on, and how they can be supported. The projects are …
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Gippsland Business installs largest solar system
Gippsland Business installs largest solar system on school in Australia by Andrew McCarthy http://petergardner.info/2018/01/gippsland-business-installs-largest-solar-system-on-school-in-australia-by-andrew-mccarthy/
Store or Not Store Power
To Store or Not to Store the power your solar panels produce is becoming more of an important question for comsumers as power prices increase the following report by Ian Conibeer at Energy Connections gives some insights into the issue
Victorians’ Perceptions of Climate Change Regional report – Gippsland
Sustainability Victoria engaged an external research provider to conduct a state wide survey to collect data on Victorian residents attitudes and beliefs to climate change. The attached report is for the Gippsland region
WA News – Solar may overwhelm WA electricity grid, warns Australian Energy Market Operator
The Pilbara’s wind and sun could be powering cities and villages from Bali to Singapore from solar panels and wind turbines from the Asian Renewable Energy Hub. Power supplies from WA’s rapidly growing number of solar panels risk overwhelming the State’s biggest grid within years unless measures are put in place to better handle uptake …