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Presentation by Alec Roberts for Greater Charlestown Sustainable Neighbourhood Group
​Saturday 31 May 2025.

Please note that the NSW Household energy saving upgrades – Battery Discount (a.k.a. NSW Solar Battery Rebate) (Slide 25 and 26) has been cancelled.  This is also known as PDRS (Peak Demand Reduction Scheme) .  The "Sign your battery up to a Virtual Power Plant" component is still available.
In particular, please note that payback periods including PDRS in the presentation (Slide 30) are no longer applicable.

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In the Media

Solar gardens growing cheap electricity | Newcastle Herald 24 Sep 2018

Lake Mac Is Living Smart - NBN News 22 Sep 2018

​University of Newcastle rolls out 2MW solar system at Callaghan Campus - RenewEconomy 

University of Newcastle rolls out 2MW solar system at Callaghan Campus - One Step Off The Grid 27 Feb 2018  

University of Newcastle goes solar - Bradman Recruitment Group 26 Feb 2018

University of Newcastle goes solar - Goondiwindi Argus 25 February 2018

Shining light: University of Newcastle goes solar - 
​Newcastle Herald 26 February 2018

Community Energy, where communities take renewable energy into their own hands - The Hunter Business Review 18 September 2017

Success of community energy a win for the world - Newcastle Herald 3 July 2017

Renewable energy island a community triumph - Newcastle Herald 15 May 2017

Meter smarts needed when solar bonus finishes - Newcastle Herald 12 December 2016
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Blockchain a win-win for community power trade - Newcastle Herald 21 November 2016

Sun Shines on the Wetlands - Newcastle Herald November 2016

The Wetlander Volume 31 Issue 2 November 2016

Grass roots fertiliser for growth of green energy - Newcastle Herald 6 March 2016

Hunter Wetlands Solar goes live - Newcastle Herald 16 November 2015

Hunter Wetlands celebrates 30 years [and marks a new era of sustainability with 48 solar panels switched on] - NBN News 7 November

The Wetlander Volume 30 Issue 2 November 2015 
 
Tech firms plan to connect - Newcastle Herald 29 June 2015

Hunter Wetlands To Go Solar - Hunter Headline 19 June 2015

OPINION: New call to band together for the Wetlands - Newcastle Herald 8 June 2015

Looking for a thriving Australian renewables sector? Look to community projects - RenewEconomy 5 June 2015

Community solar - Energy from the ground up - ReNew Issue 129 October-December 2014

Kooragang wind turbine sold to Tasmanian poultry farm - Newcastle Herald 15 August 2014

Kooragang wind turbine could be saved to power surf clubs - RenewEconomy 14 July 2014

Do I need to move overseas to work in renewables industry? - RenewEconomy 13 May 2014
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Media Releases

​Wetlands celebrates 30th Anniversary - Hunter Wetlands Centre 28 October 2015

Hunter Wetlands Goes Solar - Hunter Wetlands Centre 1 July 2015

Submissions

​​RET Review - Published Submissions

CLEANaS Submission to the CAMAC in response to the discussion paper on Crowd Sourced Equity Funding