Thurgoona Community Forums
Community Forum on Renewable Energy for Thurgoona, 30th November, 2017
The forum was organised by the Thurgoona Community Action Group with the support of RAW Energy and AlburyCity. Over ninety members of the Thurgoona community attended and it was facilitated by Tammy Atkins and Sue Gold. Speakers Bobbi McKibben, Matthew Charles-Jones and Mark Judd presented their community energy ideas and experiences to attendees.
Click on the report image to access the final workshop report by Sue Gold and Tammy Atkins.
The forum’s dominant ideas were: a community retailer, a community solar farm with a large battery, a bulk purchase initiative that includes solar and batteries, a mini grid; and provision of further information and/or education sessions.
A bulk purchase initiative that includes solar panels and batteries was the most popular option, followed by a community solar farm. There were a large number of questions from the audience about feed-in tariffs and energy suppliers.
Thurgoona Solar and Battery Information Sessions, 7th November 2018
RAW Energy Inc partnered with the Thurgoona Community Action Group (TCAG) and Mondo Power to bring a solar power and battery offer to the Thurgoona community. Two information sessions were held on 7th November 2018 and a total of 70 people attended.