Australia’s largest community solar farm switched on in Canberra
Image: SolarShare One of Australia’s first and largest community-owned solar farms, a 1MW project financed by more than 400 Canberra locals, has been completed at its site in the ACT’s Majura district....
View ArticleHow the City of Newcastle managed its transition to 100 renewables
(Note: You can also listen to Adam Clarke in our latest Energy Insiders podcast). It has now been over a year since City of Newcastle (CN) made the switch to a 100% renewable electricity supply...
View ArticleAustralia’s first community energy retailer expands to Queensland
Australia’s first community-owned electricity retailer, the New South Wales-based social enterprise Enova Community Energy has extended its retail offering into south-east Queensland. The Byron...
View ArticleEnergy Queensland to trial five grid-connected batteries in high solar zones
The 4MW/8MWh Tesla battery at Bohle Plains in Townsville Queensland has become the latest Australian state to embrace the use of grid-connected battery storage systems on parts of the network with high...
View ArticleSocial housing tenants enjoy Tasmania’s first community microgrid with solar...
Nubeena Residential Microgrid. Source: Tasman Peninsula Power Tasmania’s first community microgrid, which has combined 25.6kW of solar PV and 54kWh of Tesla battery storage, is successfully powering a...
View ArticleNSW renewables co-op offers shares in Orange solar and battery park
Shares in a community solar and battery project in the New South Wales city of Orange are set to go on offer, opening up the benefits of solar and storage to locals of the central western region who...
View ArticleCanberra ‘green’ suburb to feature Tesla megapack in suburban big battery...
Canberra will become host to a suburban big battery project as part of a plan to establish one of the ‘greenest’ new suburb developments in Australia. The project is being developed by Elvin Group, a...
View ArticleTesla to build community microgrid in clever twist on pollution penalty
Microgrid Knowledge Tesla has agreed to pay a $1 million penalty and build a community microgrid in a settlement reached last week with a California air quality board. The settlement covers 33 air...
View ArticleCommunity solar and battery park opens to local investors in NSW
Shares in a community solar and battery project in the New South Wales city of Orange have opened to local investors, as part of a bid to extend the benefits of solar and storage to homes and...
View ArticleShared solar partnership takes apartment building “off grid” in Queensland
A partnership between Allume Energy and listed up-and-coming electricity provider Locality Planning Energy has borne its first fruit, with a series of shared solar systems “live and operational” on...
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