Goulburn community solar farm sees local investors take action against climate change and power bills
ABCAt Dimity Taylor's sheep farm at Bannister, north of Goulburn, the spinning shadows of 50-metre-long wind turbine blades sweep across her property at sunset. Ms Taylor is one of 300 Goulburn residents who have bought into a nearly $5 million solar farm being built by a community organisation called Community Energy 4 Goulburn on the town's outskirts to feed power into the grid. This site on the outskirts of town will become Goulburn's community solar farm. Dimity Taylor said good community consultation was key to winning over locals, and Community Energy 4 Goulburn's approach could be a blueprint for other organisations looking to set up solar farms in regional areas. "I've seen the effects of when a renewable energy project doesn't do good early consultation and it causes so much disruption in the community," she said.
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