Old Beechworth Gaol home to new community-led clean-energy project

A people-powered revolution is taking place in north-east Victoria with the region's first community-led energy network going live.

The Old Beechworth Gaol has been fitted out
with 89 community-owned solar panels.

The company behind the project, Indigo Power, launched with a symbolic switching on of the first community-owned solar power system at the Old Beechworth Gaol in Beechworth — its first official customer.

Community-owned energy projects allow site owners to access clean energy at reduced rates without having to buy or maintain the infrastructure.

The panels at the Old Beechworth Gaol were paid for by philanthropists and community members who have invested in Indigo Power.

Read the ABC News story by Eliza Beck - “Old Beechworth Gaol home to new community-led clean-energy project.”