CCCE Central Coast Community Energy Association Incorporated

CCCE

Central Coast Community Energy

Association Incorporated

www.cccommunityenergy.org CCCE presentation at Woytopia by Joachim Muller

• Introduction• Who is CCCE

• What will CCCE be doing• Energy• Community• Financial viability

• Examples• Westmill Windfarm, UK, video• Hepburn• Yarra Community Solar, Melbourne • The Brewster Community Solar Garden® Cooperative,

Inc., US• Our way forward

• Time line• Possibilities


Overview

Location: Central CoastWhat we do: Community EnergyLegal definition: Association Incorporated

Incorporated: 27th of August 2012

Purpose: to power the Central Coast with

community owned renewable energy.

• Establish a co-operative• Negotiate discounts … on

behalf of its members• Educate members and the

public on renewable energy• Liaise with stakeholders and

foster community engagement

Which energy ?Sustainable / renewable energy

solar PVsolar thermalwindhydrogeothermalbiomasstidal/wave power

coaloilgas

nuclear

“We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children.” CHIEF SEATTLE


What is Community Energy ?

• Community ownership of renewable energy production

• Bridging the gap between individual and large-scale installations

• Financial benefits stay in the community

• Public acceptance

• Community empowerment

• Educational benefits

• Small projects can lead to larger ones www.cccommunityenergy.org CCCE presentation at Woytopia by Joachim Muller

“And God said, 'Let there be light' and there was light, but the Electricity Board said He would have to wait until Thursday to be connected.”Spike Milligan, Woy Woy

Why now ?


COST OF FOSSIL ENERGY

COST OF RENWABLE ENERGY

• Renewable energy has become cost competitive with energy generated from fossil fuels

• Financially viable

• Cost of electricity of solar PV has reached grid parity with retail electricity price

• wind energy can already be cost competitive with fossil fuels

• Cost for fossil energy keeps increasing

• We can DO something which has a tangible outcome

Examples

Westmill Windfarm, UK

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hundreds of community energy groups overseas


Examples

Hepburn Wind, SA

2 wind turbines2.05 MW each

Started Sep 2004Association Nov 2005Co-op Jul 2007Installed Mar 2011On grid May 2011

Cost: $14 million,$10 million from1900 members(50% locals)

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Examples Yarra Community Solar, Melbourne


Examples Virtual Net Metering The Brewster Community Solar Garden® Cooperative, Inc., Brewster Massachusetts, USA


Members purchase a SunShare for $5,000

Each SunShare will transfer at least $6,400 of credit (or possibly more) over the next 5 years,

as an anticipated average monthly credit of over $100 to the electric bill.

Wish you were here …

Association promotion + project(s) in partnership with local councils

Members

>1000CCCE, the future


Co-op commercial project(s) generating income for members

we are here

Possibilities …

Commercial solar roof

solar shaded parking

Possibilities … Solar school roof

Solar railway station

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CC tillwe, flickr

Possibilities … Semi transparent solar roof for open spaces

CC John ‘K’, flickr


Possibilities … Hepburn Wind, official opening and launch festival 2011


Take care, we’ve only got one!

Central Coast Community Energy (CCCE) to benefit both the environment and the community


CCCE Central Coast Community Energy Association Incorporated

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