Regional community energy fund
The regional community energy fund provides grants to community energy projects that create innovative and/or dispatchable renewable energy and benefit the local community.
Applications for the first round of funding have now closed.
It has not yet been confirmed if a second round will take place. This page will be updated when further information becomes available. We have awarded grants to 7 projects, worth approximately $15.4 million, in the first round of funding. These projects will unlock nearly 17.2MW in electricity generation and up to 17.9MW/39.3MWh of energy storage, leveraging around $36 million in private investment. Each funding recipient will share their learnings, supporting other regional communities to take control of their energy future. The projects receiving grant funding are listed below.
Recipient | Project Title | Primary technology and capability | Location (closest town) |
Byron Bay Solar Farm Holdings | Byron Bay Solar Farm + Battery Storage Facility | 5 MW Solar PV | Ewingsdale |
Energise Gloucester | Gloucester Community Solar Farm | 0.5 MW Solar PV | Gloucester |
Community Energy for Goulburn | Goulburn Community Dispatchable Solar Farm | 1.2 MW Solar PV | Goulburn |
Grong Grong Solar 1 Pty Ltd | Haystacks Solar Garden | 1 MW Solar PV | Grong Grong |
Manilla Community Renewable Energy | Manilla Community Solar | 4.5MW Solar PV | Manilla |
ITP-NHT DevCo | Orange Community Renewable Energy Park | 5 MW Solar PV | Orange |
Enova Community Energy Ltd | The Beehive Project - Shared Community Battery Scheme | 1 MW / 2MWh battery | Kurri Kurri |
Further information
If you have questions or would like to receive additional information about the fund please email [email protected].