Community Owned Renewable Energy

Chris Weir – Bendigo Sustainability Group

Founded in 2007

Membership 200+

Social Engagement - Facebook 200+Members

CoGB Council Advisory Group

Winner 2016 Premiers Sustainability Awards

Community Power Hub (Bendigo/Ballarat/Latrobe)

Community Solar Projects BSG scopes, builds, co ordinates funding for CORE Projects

Council partnership with buildings & PPAs

Undertakes total project management:

Building permits / Powercor

Tender specification and selection

Install supervision & signoff

Provides on going monitoring and billing

Community Solar Projects

1. Bendigo Library 2015 20Kw $25K Crowd Funded

2. Discovery Centre 2016 11Kw $17K Crowd Funded

3. Bendigo Tramways 2017 50Kw $50K Project Managers

4. Bendigo Archives 2017 30Kw $30K Bank / Own / Grant

5. Bendigo Council x 8 2017 300Kw Consultants to Council

6. Bendigo Stadium 2018 30Kw $30Kw Crowd Funding

7. Community Housing 2018 30 Kw $30Kw Crowd Funding

Social Dividend

1. Bendigo Community Health Centre Kangaroo Flat 10kW

2. Bendigo Community Health Medical Centre Eaglehawk 5 kW s

3. Haven Community Housing (Individual Houses) Bendigo 3 x 2 kW

4. Community Housing Pty Ltd (Individual Houses) Bendigo 5 x 2 kW

Free Solar PV Installations

Future Community Power Hub

Roof top Solar

Small Scale Solar Farm

Small scale Storage

Energy Efficiency

Electric Transport

Storage

Community Microgrids

Behind the Meter – Roof top Solar

CORE Projects funded by donations

Special Purpose Investment Fund

Small Scale Solar Farm Working with Council for land rental & Corporate PPA

2MW (Low Voltage) – Unregistered Generator

5MW (High Voltage) - Unregistered Generator

In ground and Above Ground Installation

Electric Transport

In 2017 BSG ran electric transport information session & expo

Council commissioned BSG to undertake study

Resulted in Council installing 3 charge stations & Hybrid Car

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