FAQs
- Power and telecommunications resilience
- Town-scale bottled gas supply and waste reduction (aerobic digestion)
- Community education regarding energy (energy literacy)
- Improved quality of life for the community
- Improved safety
- Better visitor experiences
- Attract new businesses due to improved infrastructure
- Greater energy efficiency and energy cost savings by the community
- Inclement weather with high fire and storm damage risks
- A portion of the community is thought to prefer electricity interruptions and the financial compensation as a result, over an improved power supply
- Network capacity
- Microgrid feasibility
- Identification of a suitable location with limited suitable land availability
- The area is sufficiently sized and geographically isolated to form a renewable energy ‘village’,
- Noojee has a unique historical relationship with local renewable power which was introduced to the region in the 1920s,
- The adoption of an environmentally sustainable power source could also be leveraged as a unique marketing asset for tourism and education activities.
What are the benefits to the community?
The working group has identified that the proposed projects would provide the following benefits to the community, among others:
What are the key challenges?
The working group has identified several key challenges to address and overcome, they include:
What advantages does Noojee have when it comes to power and connectivity?
The working group believes Noojee has the following competitive advantages when it comes to power and connectivity in the region: