Tag Archives: community energy

What Australia could learn from a US energy uprising

Posted on November 24, 2013 by groundswellbasscoast

Here’s what we need to do for electricity supply, cleaner and more reliable than what we currently get at the end of a skinny power line into a regional community. Needless to say, most difficult parts are legal, to be … Continue reading →

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Greens reveal plans for $100m community renewables fund

Posted on August 22, 2013 by groundswellbasscoast

Say no more, how good is this news?….fill the gap in Australia’s renewable energy market of projects between 10kW and 50MW, and to extend the model of community ownership which has proven so successful in Europe and the US. >readmore> … Continue reading →

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Solar Cities fall in electricity demand

Posted on June 27, 2013 by groundswellbasscoast

An explanation of factors contributing to reductions in household electricity bills. >readmore> Climate Spectator

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Community owned power lines!

Posted on March 14, 2013 by groundswellbasscoast

How about this for an idea? The big corporations who have always owned these things, on “natural monopoly” basis, have been guaranteed big profits. In Germany, they’re now obliged to share ownership with communities, reducing cost and distributing profit. Of … Continue reading →

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