Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The growing number of community-led projects that generate their own power through renewable energy is the focus of Australia's first Community Energy Congress, being held in Canberra this week.
Nicky Ison from the University of Technology Sydney's Institute of Sustainable Futures said self-sufficient energy projects in towns and small communities were becoming more popular as people looked to transition away from fossil fuels.
"Community energy is fundamentally about community members coming...