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- C4CE Coalition for Community Energy C4CE facilitates collaborative Strategic Initiatives that build on the strengths of its member organisations ~ community energy projects, groups, support organisations and stakeholders in the wider renewable and mainstream energy system ~ to create mutual
- Embark practical capacity-building tools for community renewable energy projects
- frontierimpact solar toolkit Community Renewable Energy Financing Toolkit
- NSW Office of Environment and Heritage - Community Energy page a good starting point for State sponsored projects
- ~ lots and lots of community energy information
Activist groups
- Beyond Zero Emissions 100% renewable energy - in 10 years!
- Climate Future information about Climate Change
- Solar Citizens Solar Citizens is an independent, community-based organisation bringing together millions of solar owners and supporters to grow and protect solar in Australia.
Calculators
- Energy cost savings calculator save costs from day one!
- frontierimpact solar toolkit Community Renewable Energy Financing Toolkit
- Payback time to interest rate converter convert payback time into comparison rate
- Solar Savings Calculator calculate your savings from solar PV
- Sunulator, a solar feasibility calculator by the ATA Simulation tool for planning a grid-connected solar project
- ~ more calculators
Community energy groups
- BM Renew A volunteer group of Blue Mountains people working together to create community-owned renewable energy projects
- C4CE Coalition for Community Energy C4CE facilitates collaborative Strategic Initiatives that build on the strengths of its member organisations ~ community energy projects, groups, support organisations and stakeholders in the wider renewable and mainstream energy system ~ to create mutual
- CENREC A commnity group which has formed a coop in order to purchase and own one wind turbine from a yet to be built wind farm
- CLEANaS community owned renewable energy solutions for Newcastle and Surrounds http://www.facebook.com/cleanas.org.au
- Farming The Sun Australia's largest community solar energy initiative
- Hepburn wind First operating community owned wind farm in Australia
- http://solarshare.com.au/ Canberra's community solar project will generate as much power as is used by approximately 50 houses. The project will be close to 200kW in size and cost around $500,000.
- LIVE is organising a community project that will cover the roof of South Melbourne Market with 3000 solar panels.
- Mount Alexander Community Wind has completed the first phase of assessing community interest in the vision to have a community-owned wind farm
- Mt Barker Community Windfarm community windfarm in WA
- New England Wind first community-owned wind farm in NSW
- Pingala, Sydney We at Pingala believe that everyone should be involved and benefit from energy generation, distribution, retailing and usage,
- Repower Shoalhaven Repower Shoalhaven develops community solar projects for business and individuals to participate in.
- SolarShare Canberra's community solar project will generate as much power as is used by approximately 50 houses. The project will be close to 200kW in size and cost around $500,000.
- Westmill Solar Farm The Westmill Solar Cooperative expects to be the first large scale solar farm cooperative in the UK
- Westmill Wind Farm 5 x 1.3 MW wind turbines in the UK
- Yarra Community Solar wants to create a medium-scale community-owned rooftop solar ‘power station’ in inner Melbourne
Consultants
- Australian Community Energy facilitate sustainable development of renewable energy projects for Australian communities
- Community Power Agency Supporting communities to create renewable energy projects
- Embark practical capacity-building tools for community renewable energy projects
- wind energy toolbox US based Windustry®promotes progressive renewable energy solutions
Information
- Alternative Technology Association Australia’s leading not-for-profit organisation promoting sustainable technology and practice
- Australian Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics
- frontierimpact solar toolkit Community Renewable Energy Financing Toolkit
- NSW Office of Environment and Heritage - Community Energy page a good starting point for State sponsored projects
- Renew Economy offers renewable energy news and email newsletter
- ~ lots and lots of community energy information
Local groups
- CEN Community Environment Network
- Climate Future information about Climate Change
- PEG Peninsula Environment Group
- Woytopia Woy Woy's festival of sustainability
Retailer
- Energy Locals A new retailer supportive of Community Energy
- Enova Energy Australia’s first community-owned renewable energy retailer, and servicing the Northern Rivers. Launching July 2015.
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