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Is your solar system working?

By David Coote; Analytical Engines, a partner of Earthworker Smart Energy Cooperative  I recently helped someone whose rooftop solar system had been isolated by an electrician […]

Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network’s Grassroot Gathering

Through our 2024 democratic budget customer members voted to allocate $10,000 to Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network’s Grassroot Gathering.  The training camp took place 4 – 6 October […]

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Are you a communications professional with a passion for social justice? Use your skills to build our growing energy cooperative to make our energy system work […]

Smart Energy Efficiency Identifier Pilot Project update

To speed up decarbonisation and electrification of Australian homes, new techniques are needed to cost-effectively identify easy-fix opportunities and energy efficiency upgrades over a large cohort […]

Results of 2nd vote: Democratic Budget 2024-25

We are excited to announce the results of our second and final vote for the democratic budget 2024-25.  It was amazing to see 785 customer members […]

Solar power for women’s cooperative in Palestine

We are excited to announce that CoPower customer members have voted to allocate $10,000 to Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA’s Solar power for women’s cooperative in […]

CoPower’s Community Owned Renewable Energy Fund

We are excited to announce that CoPower customer members have voted to allocate $9,000 to CoPower’s Community Owned Renewable Energy Fund. CoPower will invest in community […]

Energy efficient hot water for Aboriginal Housing Victoria

We are excited to announce that CoPower customer members have voted to allocate $10,000 to Earthworker Energy Manufacturing Cooperative’s Energy efficient hot water for Aboriginal Housing […]

Fight for the Future!

We are excited to announce that CoPower customer members have voted to allocate $3,500 to the Renters and Housing Union’s Fight for the Future! Climate Change […]

Seed Grassroots Gathering

We are excited to announce that CoPower customer members have voted to allocate $10,000 to Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network’s Grassroot Gathering. In October 2024, Seed […]

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