Community Power Agency How To Guide

Donna Luckman • 7 May 2020

Communities across Australia are coming together to make the most of their clean energy potential by establishing solar, wind, bioenergy and hydro-power projects that involve and benefit local people. This is a short guide to starting such a project in your own community.

This guide was produced by the Community Power Agency with the financial support of the NSW Government, through the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage’s Regional Clean Energy Program.

Contents include:

1. About this guide
2. Community renewable energy in context
3. Starting your CORE project
4. Vision and Values
5. Organisational structures and governance
6. Community engagement and communications
7. Technical considerations
8. Finance and fundraising
9. External factors
10. A final word
11. Resources

Click here to download the guide.