In 2014, a small group in Goulburn began pursuing a community-owned solar farm; 12 years later, 300 mostly local investors had raised $3.3 million and the 1.4MW plant with a 4MWh battery opened
- A small group of Goulburn residents gathered around kitchen tables in late 2014 to discuss a simple idea: making their own clean electricity.
- Twelve years later, that discussion became Australia’s first community-owned solar farm paired with a large-scale battery.
- The 1.4-megawatt facility, backed by a four-megawatt-hour battery, officially opened on an old industrial site on the edge of the New South Wales regional city.
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- A small group of Goulburn residents gathered around kitchen tables in late 2014 to discuss a simple idea: making their own clean electricity.
- Twelve years later, that discussion became Australia’s first community-owned solar farm paired with a large-scale battery.
- The 1.4-megawatt facility, backed by a four-megawatt-hour battery, officially opened on an old industrial site on the edge of the New South Wales regional city.
Sources: Times of India