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Renewable energy project a practical community plan for Newcastle region

Council briefed on potential renewable energy projects http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-11/council-briefed-on-potential-renewable-energy-projects/4122744/?site=newcastle  July 11, 2012   Australian Community Energy says a community renewable energy project is achievable in the Hunter. Newcastle Councillors have been told a community renewable energy project is achievable with as little as 1,000 people investing.

Dr Richard Finlay-Jones from the Hunter-based company Australian Community Energy briefed Councillors last night on the potential for community owned and managed wind and solar projects. Dr Finlay-Jones says such a project is already running near Daylesford in Victoria where just over 1,000 people invested to get the development off the ground.

He says a similar project would work in the Hunter. “Imagine if we could all invest $100 and be owners of an energy
company,” he said. “I think there would be a lot of people who would be receptive to that and it might not all be in the same location. “It might be disparate, it might be more regionalised.”

July 12, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | energy, New South Wales