NSW funding boosts support for community-led solar farms
30 September 2026 Community Power Agency’s Community Energy Incubator project has been boosted with funding from the NSW Community Energy Activation Program (CEAP). Community Power Agency is one of twelve community and not-for-profit energy organisations that will share $4.7M from the CEAP, which aims to support community organisations to expand the critical support they provide. […]
CEFC’s DCAP could deliver much more than electricity
5 August 2026 (PDF) Community Power Agency has welcomed the Clean Energy Finance Corporation’s announcement yesterday for $100M in funding, targeting Australia’s ‘missing middle’ in the energy transition, for mid-scale renewable energy assets. Delivered through the Distribution Connected Accelerator Program (DCAP) with infrastructure debt manager Infradebt, it aims to support a pipeline of up to […]
SRRED goes online: a new way to learn Socially Responsible Renewable Energy Development
We’re excited to announce the launch of our newly redeveloped Socially Responsible Renewable Energy Development (SRRED) course, now available as a self-paced online learning experience! Since 2021, our SRRED course has helped over 120 participants, including developers, policymakers and community leaders, gain the skills they need to ensure renewable energy projects create real, lasting benefits […]
Haystacks Solar Garden launches in Grong Grong!
On Saturday 27 April, the small Riverina town of Grong Grong celebrated a major milestone – the launch of Haystacks Solar Garden. This Australian-first way of doing solar allows anyone connected to the electricity grid to access the benefits of solar directly on their electricity bill. This initiative is especially significant for the 30% of […]
The benefits of communities being (literally) invested in big renewables
While many communities are being asked to host large-scale renewables and transmission projects, we believe they should also be able to co-own or co-invest in them too. Enabling models for communities to become co-investors in large-scale projects builds a groundswell of people directly invested in these projects’ success. These models create important opportunities for everyday […]
From grassroots to grid: our new report reveals community raised $87m for energy projects
Community groups around Australia are taking on the shift to renewable energy, delivering local energy projects with outstanding socioeconomic and environmental benefits, including raising up to $87m to fund their own projects. These are the key findings of our report published today, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Technology Sydney and University of […]