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Victorian Transmission Plan gives communities some certainty, but engagement is key
May 16, 2025
Victorian rural and regional communities have more certainty about the shift to renewables, with the release of the draft Victorian Transmission Plan – but more engagement is needed. The Victorian Government’s draft Transmission Plan,...
Read More ShareFederal election result an invitation to get renewables done right in the regions
May 06, 2025
Regional communities, particularly those living in renewable energy regions across Australia, now have certainty following the weekend’s federal election result. The nation has clearly endorsed the job we’re already halfway through completing: powering our...
Read More ShareThis ain't no April fools: Nuclear support melts down in proposed nuclear communities
April 01, 2025
MEDIA RELEASE Nuclear support has melted down in proposed nuclear communities, new polling released by a not-for-profit organisation working with regional communities for more than a decade, RE-Alliance, revealed today. Energy attitudes polling by...
Read More ShareNo Local Energy Hubs in federal budget, regional communities now pin hopes on election promise
March 26, 2025
The Renewable Energy Alliance (RE-Alliance) and Community Power Agency – two organisations working for more than a decade in renewable energy regions – say last night’s budget is a missed opportunity for regional communities....
Read More ShareHunter community frustrated at lack of funding for Local Energy Hubs
March 07, 2025
Community groups have labelled the Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy’s decision not to announce funding for Local Energy Hubs at last night’s Hunter Community Alliance (HCA) Assembly as a missed opportunity. An...
Read More ShareThe Hunter needs a Local Energy Hub
February 06, 2025
As Ausgrid consults communities about upgrades to critical network infrastructure to support the Hunter Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone, local groups are urging the Federal Government to deliver a Local Energy Hub to the...
Read More ShareEnergy Dynamics Report highlights need for Local Energy Hubs in regions
January 30, 2025
Unreliable coal-fired power generators and a lack of adequate transmission infrastructure are driving energy prices up according to the Australian Energy Market Operator’s Quarterly Energy Dynamics Report out today. The data shows that states...
Read More ShareLocal Energy Hubs can help fill the public information gap on renewable energy
January 16, 2025
The findings in the Climate Council’s report Electric Shock! Australia’s Lightbulb Moment, released today, confirm the huge information gap that exists among communities when it comes to renewable energy – most Australians don’t know...
Read More ShareNot keen on nuclear: Renewable Energy Zone residents
December 12, 2024
Just 5% of people living in renewable energy zones would embrace living near nuclear power stations, polling released by RE-Alliance today has shown, while 53% outright reject it. 89 Degrees East polled 1,770 Australians...
Read More ShareRegional Australians brief politicians on Local Energy Hubs in Canberra
November 06, 2024
Farmers, retired coal workers and local government representatives have travelled to Canberra to explain why Local Energy Hubs are urgently needed in their communities. The group briefed politicians at an event hosted by the...
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