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Joining Energy Together – an invitation
This is a dedicated email to ask you all to join the Energy Together showcase. We want to show the world how active Australia’s community energy sector is and the starting point is to publish a snippet about each organisation, your logo and your online links. We will be publishing ...
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October 2026 newsletter – A busy end to the year: finance, comms and the Energy Together launch
We seem to have something going on every week from now until the end of the year. Join us on Friday – Sarah McCabe will answer all your questions about CORENA loans. We’ve started using the Luma platform for our events so you can see them all of our events ...
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In an electrifying world, it is time for state energy efficiency schemes to shine
The Energy Efficiency Council (EEC), supported by Energy Consumers Australia has released a policy scorecard for the efforts of state governments to support: – energy efficiency; – electrification; and – flexibility. 18 months ago, Vikki McLeod wrote about why state government schemes are so important: In an electrifying world, it ...
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August 2026 newsletter – What the community energy sector needs to flourish
A Victorian Election is looming and NSW goes to the polls early next year. Australia will Chair COP31 and a global campaign to Electrify Now forms part of the agenda. It is the right time to think about what community energy sector wants from our governments. In Victoria groups have ...
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June 2026 newsletter – Making sense of the Solar Sharer Offer
On 1st July every retailer (in some states) will be required to offer a Solar Sharer Plan with 3 hours of free power in the middle of the day. We can expect that retailers will also create market offers spruiking free solar as well. Is this a good idea? Are ...
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mid May 2026 newsletter – Whose sovereignty? Community ownership of energy
I keep hearing the word sovereignty invoked in relation to energy. We once talked about energy security and maybe politicians think that the word “sovereignty” provides better cover for the ongoing support of fossil fuels. Dani Alexander used the concept to highlight the benefits of renewables and electrification but her ...
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