During 2009 we organised bulk purchase of solar power and hot water systems. Please note that these offers have closed and we are not taking any new orders. You can see many of the installation locations on our map and catch updates below.
This is a spin-off of the highly successful PV bulk purchase. It is aimed at small projects that reduce the carbon emissions of South Hobart. Grants will be on the order of $500-$3000, and applications close 31 August 2010. More...
Household Energy Monitor bulk purchase
We are very pleased to announce the commencement of another community-driven bulk purchase: of Household Energy Monitors. This was announced at the Home Energy meeting on Monday 21 June to a great deal of interest. More... Photo competition winners The winners of our solar photo competition are:
Open category winner: Kym Hill
Artistic category winner: Stephen Harwin
The runners-up are:
Open category runner-up: Ken & Jo Bethlehem
Artistic runner-up: Richard Verrall
These and all submitted photos help showcase how our neighbourhood is going solar. Checkout the solar photo gallery and consider submitting a photo of your solar power or hot water system.
About us
The Solar Group is a group locals working together to organise bulk purchases in solar power and renewable hot water systems through bulk purchases. We volunteer our time towards a larger goal of reducing our neighbourhood carbon footprint. Sustainable Living Tasmania provides some guidance and support to help the group's work.
You can follow updates and post comments on the "Buzz" page.
Our objective was to organise and oversee value for money bulk purchases for: • Solar power systems connected to the electricity grid; • Solar hot water systems for roofs with a good northerly aspect; and • Heat pump hot water systems for roofs with shade or poor aspect. For each bulk purchase, we:
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