Bob and Helen Long of Castlemaine became the first family to have solar installed under MASH2. According to Bob: ‘The installation went very smoothly, it looks great and we’re rapt that we’ve finally managed to go solar. We’re now looking forward to seeing the savings on the bills and the cut in our CO2 emissions”. Also, […]
Solar Matters #4
Solar Matters #4: Over 120 people have attended our info sessions in Castlemaine, Campbells Creek, Harcourt and Newstead. The most popular part each time was the Q&A session when we were grilled on a wide range of topics, especially on how to pay for the system, its reliability and the savings you can make. Is MASH […]
MASH2 Popular in Maldon
A cosy fire and a private room in Australia’s one and only ‘Kangaroo Hotel’, was the setting for the MASH2 info meeting on Tuesday 14 July, 2015. With just a handful of people registered in advance, the organisers weren’t sure how many people would brave the bitter cold evening to come along to hear about the MASH2 […]
Victorian community solar bulk-buy snapped up
RenewEconomy, 8 July 2015: Rooftop solar demand appears to be booming in rural Victoria, with 150 households from the shire of Mount Alexander registering to install a PV system in just 29 days, in the second round a community-based solar scheme. The solar bulk-buy initiative, called MASH2, launched a second-round offer less than a month […]
MASH2 Goes to Market
MASH2 was at the Castlemaine Farmers’ Market on Sunday 5 July with lots of sunshine, flowers, solar and even free face painting for the kids. It was a great day with lots of interest from both shoppers and stallholders alike. There’s nothing like getting out to community events and talking to people, said Jo Kaptein, […]
125 MASH2 Registrations!
In just 26 days since launch, MASH2 has achieved 125 registrations from households in Mount Alexander Shire and nearby. With such high levels of interest, the MASH2 community solar bulk-buy project looks set to meet its target of 150 installations by the end of December 2015. This result is particularly encouraging given that already 1 in 4 households in […]
