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Explainer: Labor plans 85 “solar banks” to open up solar to renters. What are they?
Labor’s ‘solar banks’ policy could break down the barriers to solar ownership for the millions of households who can’t install rooftop solar.
Michael Mazengarb

Dec 6, 2021

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Community solar farm becomes first grid scale PV project on Endeavour network
Community co-funded 3MW Shoalhaven solar farm in Nowra becomes the first large-scale PV project to connect to the Endeavour Energy network.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 24, 2021

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Solar

Aboriginal corporation seeks partners to build community solar farm in Victoria
Sale-based Ramahyuck District Aboriginal Corporation seeks EPC contractors to develop 4.9MW solar project on farmland in Victoria.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 31, 2021

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Renewables

Community solar developer Komo Energy launches crowd investment offer
Dedicated community solar project developer Komo Energy launches crowd investment offer to grow the pipeline of community owned solar.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 28, 2020

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Small, smart, community-owned solar farm planned for NSW High Country
Specialist small PV project developer Meralli Solar and community renewables outfit Farming the Sun are joining forces to build a 9MW solar farm in Uralla, NSW.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 24, 2020

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Solar

Solar garden bears fruit for NSW community housing tenants
First “solar garden” in Lismore hailed as breakthrough for community solar projects in Australia and for those “locked out” of solar.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 15, 2019

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ACT looks beyond 2020 renewables target, seals community solar off-take deal
The ACT doubles down on its renewable energy commitments as Australia’s largest community solar farm moves towards construction after securing funding.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 24, 2019

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Solar

Taylor incurs wrath of community solar groups, including in his own electorate
Federal energy minister upsets two separate solar groups in one week, including the developers of a 1.8MW community-based PV project in his Hume electorate.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 21, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

The fight for millions of Australians locked out of rooftop solar
In North Sydney, alone, 74% of residents can’t access solar because they rent or live in apartments. But there are ways to solve the problem.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 31, 2017

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Solar

Community solar funding program meets $140,000 target in two days
Community solar funding program gathers pace, meeting latest $140,000 target in just two days to install solar on three local businesses.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 23, 2016

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Community solar with a view: Why sharing may be future of energy
NSW property development offers a tree change, and a share in an energy utility: a purpose-built, embedded network through which to buy, sell and store solar electricity, peer-to-peer.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 7, 2016

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Solar

Community-scale solar can power corporations, too
Corporations are entering the renewables market in force, and they will find much to like in the community-scale solar market.
Titiaan Palazzi and Thomas Koch

Sep 5, 2016

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