Community Power & Energy

~ supporting regions shifting to sustainability ~ Northern Inland Regional Development Plan New England Sustainability Strategy Farming the Sun community solar enterprise New England Wind

About Starfish

Australia's Largest Community Solar Initiative

180+ Pv Systems & 525kW+ (1,000% Increase) 125+ SHW Systems 14+ Solar Thermal Air Heating & Cooling Systems 145 Home Sustainability Assessments Nearly $6.5m project value Systems 20-50% more affordable Training for 36+ tradespeople Substantial community education
Addressing the priority for a 'new energy future' identified through NESS

Where Are We?

Our circumstances are unlike any before now... and are changing faster & further. Our way of life relies on large-scale energy... yet the way we source energy is now starting to threaten our way of life. Only clean, renewable & sustainable energy can co-exist with agriculture, human health, economic security & nature now. Community Renewable Energy is an important key to shifting the system.

Growing Energy & Resource Needs

If Village Earth were 100 People

24 don't have electricity (& most who do have only enough for light at night) 5 control 1/3rd the world's wealth ~ All 5 are US citizens 50 are malnourished and 1 is dying of starvation 33 have no safe water

Over 50% of Australias greenhouse gasses come from electricity use...the electricity sector [is] the biggest single contributor... Transport is the second biggest... at 16%.

NSW Demand for Generation

Ninety per cent of electricity used in NSW is generated from coal-fired power stations.
- NSW Industry & Investment

Last Days of Ancient Sunlight

Chinese Coal Mine, 1637

Times are Changing

~ the future is here... it's just not widely distributed yet ~ Positive social change is happening A stuck complex system can seem like a black hole Social change is infectious, acquired through direct contact & involvement Sweet Solutions Shift Systems

NSW Wind Farms

Approved 2,500+ MW

Crookwell II 92MW Silverton(1) 846 MW Silverton (2) 948 MW Gullen Range 248 MW Taralga 186 MW Conroys Gap 30 MW Black Springs 19 MW Glen Innes 81 MW Kyoto 102 MW Boco Rock 270 MW Woodlawn 42MW Gunning 46MW

Under assessment 2,500+ MW

Flyers Creek 100 MW Ben Lomond 165 MW Yass 547 MW Sapphire 525 MW Adjungbilly 39 MW Capital ll 100 MW Crookwell lll 116 MW Collector 160 MW Paling Yards 180 MW Birrema 264 MW White Rock 340 MW Bodangora 110MW Rugby 290MW

S Australia Wind Power 19%

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Community Renewable Energy ~ a Sweet Solution

Local Energy Security Regional Jobs & Business Community Education & Building New Skills Community-Owned & Money for other Priorities Model Best Practice to Influence Policy & Corporate Join the Global Community Power Network
Community Renewables in Europe Kick-Started the Global Wind Industry

Community-Owned Wind Farm ~ A Sweet Solution ~

Community & Cooperative Energy

Denmark
100,000+ members 86% of all wind power

England
8 wind farms 7,000 members

Germany
1,000's of cooperatives 8% of total energy 90,000 employees

USA
70% of all electricity cooperative owned

Japan
11 turbines, 15MW

Scotland
10 wind farms

Australia's 1st Community Owned

Hepburn Wind

Artists Impression

2 turbines Power for 2,300 homes Raised $12m & 1,600 members

Community Attitudes Research

57% of farmers said they would consider hosting wind turbines on their property.

Government Incentives

Goals
8 turbines producing power for 9,000 homes $30m investment Returns for community ~ dividends, jobs, business, community fund, affordable clean energy & more

Phase Work
Establish Support
110+ Potential Sites $6m Indicative Investment

Determine best Legal & Financial Structure Work out the Principles to do it 'right'

What sources of electricity would you prefer for the New England?

How important do you believe it is that we source, produce & use energy available in or close to our region?

Would you like to see part of our electricity in this region owned by the community, instead of only by government & corporate organisations?

How willing would you be to invest in a community-owned wind farm?

Phase

Study is 1st step in 4~5+ year journey Phase2 would include

Start-up Funding Site Identification & Monitoring Research Turbine Technologies Grid Connection Power Sale Investor Deposits Member recruitment

Sustainable Energy Continuum

~ Reduce ~
Retrofit for efficiency Energy Star Ratings Insulation, draft sealing, double glazing Curtains & Pelmets

~ Reconsider ~
Sustainability Assessments Appropriate Clothing Use passive heating & cooling Switch Off Standby

Clean burn additives

~ Renew ~
Shift to clean, sustainable & renewable sources of energy, heating, cooling & hot water

Get Involved & Find Out More

Sign up to eList Help Recruit Interest Join us for a Wind Farm Study Tour www.starfishenterprises.net

Thank you!
We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action. ~ Frank Tibolt

Adam F Blakester 0419 808 900 | 02 6775 2501 www.starfishenterprises.net adam@starfishenterprises.org