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Minamisoma town meeting 31 January 2014

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March 2013Fukushima youth delegation

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Hepburn Wind" First community owned wind farm

built in Australia

" 2 turbines generating since June2011, enough to power the town

" local response to global issue" harness the skills and capital of the

community" focus on returning benefits to

community community enterprisemodel

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Hepburn Wind structure" co-operative ownership" 2000 members, $9.8m contributed towards $13.5m project" leased agricultural land" electricity delivered to grid, sold to retailer Red Energy" $1m+ to community sustainability fund" profits to members" neighbourhood benefit program: gift of shares, cheaper electricity" 3 local part time staff all woman executive, 7 board members

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Challenges of beingthe first

"finding suppliers" raising capital"

objectors

"grid connection

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electricity networkgeotechnicaltraffic management

shadow / flicker

flora / fauna

Planning and compliance pre and post construction

" noise" bats / avifauna" cultural heritage"

visual assessment

" EMI

Our small wind farm experienced the same rigorous compliance conditions aslarger wind developments.

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Geotechnical & cultural heritage studies

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The role of community wind

The Painting of Gale https://vimeo.com/66064431

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Building support is anongoing journeyPre generation

" education : street stalls, bus tours,events, house visits, membership drives,capitol raising, community meetings

"communication: ads in local papers,press releases, enews, social media

" community approach: local focus,harness the skills and capitol of thecommunity and upskill communitymembers

You never stop building support

" once the project is built: events, windfarm tours, AGMs, social media,Government submissions

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Current socio-political challengesocally

Federal governments repeal on price of carbon due mid 2014 = large revenue impactfor our wind farm.

Regionally In 2011 the Victorian State Government imposed the toughest wind regulations in the

world has stalled larger wind development and community wind development.Nationally Review of the Renewable Energy Target. Politicians joining the anti-wind lobby call for further health studies / noise monitoring

conditions. Wind farm opposition stalling projects. Role of media in propagating misinformation.

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Advocacy supporting wind energy developmentVicWind bringing togethercommunities, farmers, businesses andindividuals who want more winddevelopment for Victoria Sharing the good news stories onwindYes2Renewables focused on betterpolicy conditions for wind in Victoria building the profile of community

energy as an alternative opportunityfor communities who are facing coalseam gas development in their areas

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What is embark?" Independent, non-profit, operates under

Creative Commons for IP." Online wiki resource to guide communities." Building the community energy sector, sociallicense and stakeholders." Replicate the Hepburn Model for community

wind." Build a community solar model for other communities to replicate: 400kW system

at Darling Harbour Sydney."Action oriented, eliminating barriers, mentoring, seeks pro bono assistance for

groups.

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Next generation of projects: wind"Western Australia Denmark Community Wind 1.6MW project

online in 2013. Freemantle Community Wind in early stages."Victoria current policy changes have stalled 4 local projects. WISE

and MACRenewables are hoping for change in state government inlate 2014 to progress their projects.

"NSW New England Wind is progressing well, looking atcommunity developer partnership.

Future trends community developer partnerships, Infigen FlyersCreek and other projects to come in 2014.

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Next generation of projects: solarMany across Victoria, NSW, ACT, Northern Territory and Queensland, the mostprogressed projects are:

" Embark led Darling Harbour Sydney Community Solar. Part of Lend Leaseconsortium for the Darling Harbour exhibition centre redevelopment. Hostsigned and about to open for investment. To be built by 2016, 400kW system.

" SolarShare Canberra co-ownership model for community solar farms in theACT. They have registrations of interest for investment at $1M and are securinghost sites.

"Clear Sky Solar Investments crowd funding model that has built the firstcommunity-owned system of 15kW

Future trends: Local government and community partnerships, virtual netmetering

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Collaborative networking" C4CE develop research, build capacity in the

sector, lobby for better policy conditions, raise theprofile of community energy

" First project Fund Community Energy Campaign:community organising model, to lobby for a $50mfund to kickstart the community energy sector.

" Next national community energy strategydevelopment and community energy congress June2014 in Canberra

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Building support = demystifying wind energy