Q&A, Support, Working Together

We’ve started a forum over at https://community-energy.discourse.group to facilitate the ways we help each other and discuss energy transition challenges. The latest posts are below. You need to login to interact but the resources are available for everyone to view. We will build out the categories as we grow the conversation but at the moment you will find:

  • Resources
    • Local Government
    • Solar Panel Recycling
    • New Technologies
  • Policy and Advocacy discussions
  • The Community Energy Network for NE Victoria – let us know if you’d like to help develop a regional network and conversation in your area
  • Energy Nerds Bookclub

Please join in

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  • Home Electrification Resources and Tools

    by @HeatherSmith Heather Smith on 13/10/2026 at 6:14 am
    corena – Interest-Free Loans for Community Climate Projects – 26 May 26

    Energy Efficiency Audit Guide For Non Profits – corena – Interest-Free Loans…

    Learn why an energy efficiency audit is important, what is involved, and how CORENA can support you. Read our free guide now.

    Est. reading time: 11 minutes

  • Home Electrification Resources and Tools

    by @HeatherSmith Heather Smith on 13/10/2026 at 6:02 am
    homeenergyupgrades.com.au

    Energy Upgrades for Australian Homes

    The science-based knowledge platform for Australian community groups and local government to design, implement, and evaluate home energy upgrade programs.

  • Home Electrification Resources and Tools

    by @HeatherSmith Heather Smith on 13/10/2026 at 2:29 am
    https://www.automised.energy/ is a platform that takes your real energy data to compare with energy plans. This is similar to the automation and data access that Living Lab is tackling.
    https://au.energy.cogo.co/ is somewhat like electric Saul visually. It is also a concierge service which has some local installers feeding into the product.
    SEC are trying to do this too and I believe they use the spendwatt tool. https://spendwatt.com/ which you can see working for a local community in Mornington Peninsula here – https://repowermornpen.org.au/
    https://www.zapcat.com.au/ Zapcat have a different business model where they are paid by Councils to take people through the marketing funnel – holding their hand right through to implementation.

  • Home Electrification Resources and Tools

    by @HeatherSmith Heather Smith on 13/10/2026 at 2:19 am
    Re-alliance have published a guide for larger businesses that covers:

    Solar PV
    Energy storage
    Stand-alone power systems
    Electrification of stationary equipment
    Electric vehicles and machinery
    Heating
    Anaerobic digestion
    Energy trading
    Community batteries
    Microgrids

  • NEM101: How does the spot market work?

    by @HeatherSmith Heather Smith on 13/10/2026 at 2:08 am
    https://energy.unimelb.edu.au/study/short-course This might be a useful curriculum to develop with a community energy audience in mind who want to polish up their technical and financial analysis skills