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"Our shift to renewable energy is not just from fossil fuels to wind and solar.
Increasingly, our energy production is going local – into communities, homes
and businesses. Our energy consumption has always been local but now is
challenged to be smart, flexible and variable.
With such momentous technology realignments, it’s easy to forget that people
are involved. We must expect that our energy transition will change us
culturally and change how we organise ourselves. Not trivial impacts.
Community offers a social “glue” that will help us do this well. Community
energy groups across the country have been championing a better energy system
for over 20 years. In fact, “community” keeps showing up as the answer to
everything – from electrification to resilience. But not in the mainstream
narrative, which continues to focus almost exclusively on customers and energy
providers.
This article argues that we must not overlook the work that is needed at the
community scale and the collective good that it can unlock. Resourcing local
action will empower everyone to participate and speed us to a fairer and faster
energy transition."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
