Farming the Sun is launching a fourth community bulk-buy of solar power systems, building upon its earlier success in coordinating the installation of $6.7m worth of solar technologies during the 2008-2011 period. Read on or go to Farming The Sun for further information and to register your interest.

The Farming the Sun Solar Pv Bulk-Buy IV is making available ~ in collaboration with Eco Energy & Solar Solutions. ~ a range of high quality, Tier 1 solar power systems which have been substantially discounted as a benefit of the bulk-buying. This offer is being made available to residents and businesses throughout the Tamworth, Gunnedah, Liverpool Plains and Southern New England High Country regions.

The purpose of the solar power bulk-buy is to significantly increase the understanding, affordability and take-up of solar energy by making available a discounted bulk offering of high quality, solar power systems ~ supplied by local specialist Eco Energy & Solar Solutions.

Farming the Sun has negotiated this collaboration with Eco Energy & Solar Solutions given their demonstrated track record, being a well respected local family owned and operated business, and having the capacity to work at the scale of a community bulk-buy program.

“The goal is to install 1MW of solar power for 1% (333) of residences across the local government areas of Tamworth, Armidale, Liverpool Plains, Gunnedah, Uralla and Walcha.”

The goal is to install 1MW of solar power for 1% (333) of residences across the local government areas of Tamworth, Armidale, Liverpool Plains, Gunnedah, Uralla and Walcha.

Businesses are also able to take advantage of the offer and will be in addition to this goal.

Farming the Sun will further contribute to the long-term sustainability of the New England North West region by way of setting aside “1% for Sustainability” ~ being 1% of the project income to fund future initiatives which are aligned with the priorities identified in the New England Sustainability Strategy.

The solar power bulk-buy is commencing to coincide with several significant developments:

• Electricity prices are being significantly increased (upwards of 10%) for the first time in several years
• Conclusion of the NSW Government Solar Bonus Scheme (feed-in-tariff)
• Small scale technology (renewable energy) certificates will being phased out from 1 January 2017
• Preparedness for small-scale battery storage technology
• Growing community concerns about the environmental impacts of coal mining on water, farming, biodiversity, climate and air quality
• Construction of large-scale wind and solar projects which are the largest capital infrastructure projects in the region’s history.