CSOs

Your Community Solar

  Your Community Solar is a local initiative transforming empty roof space into community owned rooftop solar ‘power stations’. Originally based in the City of Yarra (formerly Yarra Community Solar), the group is now broadening its horizons in the search for suitable projects. The purpose of Your Community Solar is to accelerate the transition to a low carbon economy by providing access to capital for community renewable solar projects. We are a volunteer run organisation committed to creating new ways to [...]

March 22, 2018
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Surf Coast Energy Group

Surf Coast Energy Group (SCEG) is a diverse group of residents in the Surf Coast Shire who are united by a concern for climate change and sustainability, and want to do something about it at a local level.  Formed in 2008, SCEG is an incorporated association which now has over 100 financial members. SCEG takes action to help local residents and businesses: understand climate change and the transition to renewable energy; adopt sustainable behaviours; improve the performance of the built environment; protect and enhance [...]

March 22, 2018
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Energy Innovation Co-operative

Energy Innovation Co-operative Ltd (EICo-op) is a non-trading, not-for-profit co-operative operating since 2009 with the mission ‘working together towards a zero emissions community’. Most but not all its 300+ member/shareholders and activities are located in and around the Bass Coast and South Gippsland Shires, although the Co-op has no geographic limits in its rules. The Co-op’s current major effort is installing 90 kW on-ground solar PV and 25 kW/h battery storage at the State Coal Mine tourism precinct in [...]

March 22, 2018
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Macedon Ranges Sustainability Group

The Macedon Ranges Sustainability Group (MRSG) is a not-for-profit, member-based organisation focusing on projects, events, and practical activities that promote sustainable living in our local communities.  Our vision is to create and nurture environmental, social, and economic sustainability throughout the Macedon Ranges Shire. To do this we educate and assist our community to adopt lifestyle changes, and engage in projects and activities designed to:  reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and our dependence on non-renewable sources of energy  minimise our ecological footprint through more effective waste management and recycling  secure a [...]

March 22, 2018
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Geelong Sustainability Group

Geelong Sustainability Group is a not‐for‐profit incorporated association and a registered Charity. Established in 2007, the group has grown significantly to become a vibrant community organisation with 1,800 supporters and 160+ financial members. Geelong Sustainability Group has established a Community Owned Renewable Energy task group, CORE Geelong, to facilitate the transition to a sustainable energy system. We’re enabling community investment in renewable energy projects that are financially self-supporting, and return economic as well as social benefits to the community. In [...]

March 22, 2018
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Bendigo Sustainability Group

The Bendigo Sustainability Group was founded in 2007. We are independent and community focused, and our goal is to create a supportive culture for understanding, inspiration, action and hope from which the wider community can grow a sustainable future together. Through our action groups and projects, we have made significant contributions to the future sustainability of our region. The purpose of the Bendigo Sustainability Group it to: Undertake actions which sustain the natural environment Create a supportive platform from which the wider [...]

March 22, 2018
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Moreland Community Solar

Moreland Community Solar Co-operative was established in 2014. Our vision is to harness the power of our community to provide collective action on climate change, provide a unique and ethical way to invest in clean energy and to support local enterprises to ‘go solar’.  Moreland Community Solar provides funding for businesses and other organisations across the City of Moreland in Melbourne to ‘go solar’.  Under our delivery model, the solar panels are funded by community investors.  The roof host borrows the funds from us to buy and install the solar panels. The roof host then [...]

March 22, 2018
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