News & Events

Recent site inspection prior to racking and panel  installation,  L to R: Peter Fraser, Gerald Arends (Komo Energy), Ed Suttle, Louise Bennetts, Mhairi Fraser.

August 2025

Divalls Earthmoving have completed all stage two civil works on the site, including levelling, spraying, seeding, sediment control and contouring, and enlarging the sediment pond.

Smart Commercial have finalised installing the racking and panels. The cement pads for the battery and the inverter/transformer skid have cured and the inverter / transformer skid has been craned into place.

Newly installed panels. Note the back of the panels can now receive reflected energy.

Bigger battery.

The original budget was for a 850 kWh battery. This was increased to 2.3MWh after we raised an additional $600,000. Trina have now advised that the 2.3 MWh battery is no longer in production and have offered a larger 4.07 MWh battery at an additional charge. This will increase revenue from the battery in the late afternoon / evening and significantly improve revenue and profit! Our development partner, Komo energy, has estimated the internal rate of return will rise from approximately 3% to 6%.

The board has approved the purchase of this larger battery, which has now been ordered with expected delivery in October. Currently we have raised over 50% of our new battery target from existing members and have now opened up investment and membership to new applicants. You can find out more about investing HERE.

Trina has also upgraded the size of the panels from 605W to 620W at a small additional charge. This will increase output by about 1.5-2%.

Transformer skid being craned into place.

Up goes the racking!

Last year’s milestones

Here are some milestones reached through 2024 :

1. Civil works stage 1 completed
2. Our target of $2.7M has been met and surpassed
3. Lengthy negotiations with council regarding conditions for the construction certificate finalised.
4. Appointment of a new treasurer following the untimely death of Gretchen Alt-Cooper
5. Numerous media appearances including video for The New Joneses.
6. Successful AGM held in November
7. Trina Solar closen to supply racking, panels and battery.

Thank you for your faith in this project Goulburn, (and others in surrounding areas) we are so proud to call this project ours..

We’ve registered over 300 members and issued share certificates to our investors.

We’ve met our milestones with the NSW Goverment department responsible for the grant.

THE NEXT STEPS:

1. Racking and panels re now up.
2. Low voltage electrical works have commenced.
3. The inverter / transfer skid has been craned into place.
4. The battery will be installed in October and then high voltage works can proceed to connect the grid.
5. Testing can then begin by Essential Energy.