Are we witnessing a revolution in energy supply and renewable energy sources? Renewable energy technologies aren’t new but more communities across Australia are utilising the power of community to drive exciting projects that could make some places independent or less reliant on traditional energy. Even in our local area Totally Renewable Yackandandah (TRY) has a goal of 100 percent renewable energy supply for the village by 2022.
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The Albury-Wodonga area experiences some of the best sunlight hours in the world, making solar a great option, but what if you didn’t own a property or your business or organisation wanted to still participate in exciting new projects locally?
Renewable Albury-Wodonga (RAW Energy) is a newly formed community group that wants to explore the potential of community renewable energy projects.These types of projects don’t just spring up without a diverse range of support, skills and commitment. RAW Energy wants to harness community power!
Community renewable energy projects aim to: promote the community benefits of renewable energy; identify key stakeholders to drive projects; identify cost-effective projects; strengthen our local community; share the financial benefits locally; increase the share of renewable energy in the regional energy mix; and ensure on-going community-driven investment in renewable energy and stabilise carbon emissions.
Join us on November 12 at The Cube to hear about other areas’ community renewable energy projects, the different financial models that can be used to fund projects and what could be achieved locally. RAW will continue the conversation over breakfast the next day at Huon Hill Hotel. These events are free but RSVP is essential for catering purposes. Please go to http://wod.city/rawforum2015 or The Cube website..The RAW Energy community conversation is taking place as part of 2015 Sustainable Living Week, http://wod.city/slw2015 for more information about other events.
