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CommunityRenewableEnergy

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CommunityPowerAgency

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AustralianRenewableEnergy

kW

Utility Scale

HouseholdScale

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AustralianRenewableEnergy

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CommunityRenewable

Energy

HouseholdScale

Utility Scale

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DiversityofCRE

Every project is different:

  Technology – wind, solar pv, biomass – digesters, small

hydro – Kaplan and Pelton wheels and reverse

 Archimedes screws

  Scale – Asset scale 5kW Very large 120MW

  Ownership models – cooperative, company, trust…

  Motivations, values & benefits – climate change, self-

sufficiency, local empowerment…..

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4DsofCommunityEnergy

Community Renewable Energy Projects:

Decarbonise  – use renewable energy or low

carbon technologies;

Decentralise and localize energy supply; and

Democratise governance through community

ownership and/or participation.Demonstrate renewable energy technologies

work

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BenefitsofCRE

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ScotlandCRESector–302+Projects

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InternaonalPrecedent

Country RenewableEnergyTarget CommunityRenewablesSector

Scotland 50%by2015

100%by2020

302+CommunityRenewableEnergyProjects

Germany 35%by2020(electricity)

50%by2030(electricity)

80%by2050(electricity)

In2010,51%ofGermany’sinstalledrenewable

energycapacitywasownedbyindividualsand

communiKesand200,000familiesownsharesinCREprojects

Denmark 50%by2020(electricity)

35%by2020(energy)

100%by2050

Over100windcooperaKveswithover200,000

familiesasshareholders.

Australia 20%by2020 Seebelow

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MapofAustralianCREProjects–2009

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CaseStudy–HepburnWind

2x2.1MWWindTurbines

Cost$12million

~2000Members,51%localpeople

$15kperturbineperyearre-investedintoaCommunitySustainabilityFund

Enoughpowertosupply2,500local

homes

Sellelectricitytothegrid

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MapofAustralianCREProjects–Nov2012

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MapofAustralianCREProjects–April2013

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CommunitySolar

Communitysolaristakingoff

Model:

• Behindthemeter

• 90-100kW

• CooperaKveorCompany

• LocalinvestorscontributecapitalcostsExampleprojectsindevelopment

SouthMelbourneMarkets(LIVE),Yarra,Moreland,Sydney

EntertainmentCentre(Embark),SydneyCommunitySolar,

NSWCentralCoast,Newcastle,FarmingtheSunetc

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FundCommunityEnergyCampaign

Ask:

Federal Government to establish a $50million grant

program to support the development stage of CRE

projects

Tactics:

• Petition – www.fundcommunityenergy.org

• Commissioned research

• Meeting with politicians and federal bureaucrats

• Supporting groups to lobby their MPs

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Sector’sResponsetoChallenges

Challenge: Grid Connection & Fair Price for Electricity

Approach: Community Energy Advocacy Strategy

(funded by the Consumer Advocacy Panel)

• Closing the Loop

• Grid Connection

• Efficient market

• Early stage funding

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ResponsetoChallenges

Challenge: Skills and Knowledge and growing the

sector generally

Approaches:

• Community Energy Roadmap & Community Energy

Congress (proposal to ARENA) 

• Coalition for Community Energy

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CommunityEnergyRoadmap

• Capacity Building and Information Sharing

• Policy and Regulatory Engagement

• Building community, government and industry support for 

community renewables

• Community Renewable Energy Sector Funding and

Financing

• Facilitating replicable community renewable energy

models

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CommunityEnergyCongress

What: 3-day event to bring together the growing

Community Energy Sector in Australia

Where: Canberra

When: Likely October or November (depends on ARENA)

Detail: inspiring case studies, tackling the tough issues,

knowledge sharing, roadmap development, working group

development and training for community groups

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CoalionforCommunityEnergy

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ResponsetoChallenges

Challenge: Community Response to Wind

Approaches: Yes to Renewables Campaign and

VicWind Alliance

Challenge: Negotiating Agreements etc

Approaches: Embark’s model and templates for 

community solar 

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CommunityEnergy:

WatchthisSpace

OrHelpmakethisspace

happen!

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QuesKons?Nicky

Nicky@cpagency.org.au

0402034580

www.cpagency.org.au

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ModelsofCommunityRenewables

• CommunityOrganisaonCommunityorganisaKonssuchastrusts,not-forprofits,schoolsetcsetup

and own a renewable energy asset, typically small systems <1MW.

CommunityinvolvedbyvirtueofbeingmembersoftheorganisaKon.

• CommunityInvestorCooperaveorCompanyCommunitymembersareownerinvestorsinacooperaKveorcompany

structure that develops and operates a renewable energy asset.

Typically,100kW-10MWinscale.

• DeveloperandCommunityPartnershipCommunitysetsupanorganisaKontopartnerwitharenewableenergy

developerandpurchases/ownspartofalargerrenewableenergyfacility.