Green your dividends: buy shares in a community-owned renewable energy project!
Community-owned renewable energy projects, such as community wind farms, are commonplace in Europe. Denmark alone has 150,000 households who are members of wind cooperatives.
Although Australians have not taken to the idea as quickly as the Europeans, there are a number of community groups pioneering projects.
Australia’s first community-owned wind farm, in Hepburn, Victoria, has reopened to investors and sure to be just the first of many community renewable energy projects.
Create your own eco-ripple by investing in a community renewable energy project that will green your stimulus dollars and your investments!
FAQ:
How do I find out about renewable energy programs?
Read ReNew article – Community Wind Pioneers
Read ReNew article – Just one more solar panel
Read ReNew article – Worldwide wind co-operatives
www.ata.org.au/pr/106_wind_co-operatives.pdf
Read ATA’S Community based water and energy initiatives report.
