A terrific community atmosphere prevailed at the Hub Plot in Castlemaine last Friday as local business owners and residents came together to celebrate the successful completion of the second round of the MASH community solar bulk-buy. Eleven businesses from the Castlemaine area donated a total of $1,800 in gift vouchers to support the uptake of […]
MASH = Mega Results
473 households in Central Victoria have installed a MASH solar PV system as of 27 May, 2016, making it one of the biggest and most successful community solar bulk-buys currently running in Australia. These systems have all been installed since September 2014, through two major rounds: MASH 1 = 230 new solar rooftops. MASH 2 (round […]
Solar feed-in-tariff. Public forum.
Do you think that 5c per kWh is a fair rate for the power that solar PV owners feed back into the grid? The Hub Foundation, organisers of the MASH community solar bulk-buy, think that it is definitely NOT fair. The reason being that 5c per kWh does not reflect the true value to the network. […]
MASH3 Means Jobs for Castlemaine
At least seven new jobs are being created to support the launch of MASH3, the upcoming third round of the successful community solar bulk-buy organised by the not-for-profit Hub Foundation in Castlemaine. Marketing and events jobs are currently being advertised by the Hub Foundation with a recruitment morning on Saturday 4 June at the Hub […]
Mayor of Macedon Ranges goes solar with MASH
Cr. Graham Hackett, Mayor of Macedon Ranges Shire Council, has just had a solar system installed through the MASH community solar bulk-buy. This is his story… “I bought a 2Kw system about eight years ago which cost around $20,000″, says Graham. “Our new MASH system cost just over $7,000 for 5Kw and features top quality European […]
Free community solar system for Macedon Ranges
Applications are being sought from community groups in Macedon Ranges for a free 5Kw solar PV system. This solar system will be donated to the community of Macedon Ranges as a result of the collaboration between the Hub Foundation Castlemaine, the not-for-profit organiser of the MASH solar bulk-buy, and SunEdison, the supplier for MASH2. Valued at […]
