Opinion | Commuity energy really works | Tim Roberts

July 2 2017 - 2:30am
Success of community energy a win for the world
Success of community energy a win for the world

With the newspapers full of stories about rising electricity costs and governments full of ideas to re-regulate the baseload sector after having deregulated through privatisation, the remarkable rise of community energy receives little airplay. This grassroots investment by individuals in local renewable energy projects is sweeping across the world. Such projects are win-win, with investors receiving up to 7 per cent interest and consumers gaining cheap energy behind the meter.

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