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Image : AYLA via Facebook<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

It’s always great to see Australian solar installation companies supporting the communities that help support them.<\/p>\n

Charities and community groups can find it difficult at the best of times to make ends meet and electricity price rises<\/a> are putting increasing pressure on many; leading to funds being diverted from delivering services to those they aim to help to paying bills just to keep the lights on.<\/p>\n

For one charity in Western Australia, those worries look to be a thing of the past.<\/p>\n

WA’s Cockburn Gazette reports<\/a> West Australian Alternative Energy (WAAE) has donated a 10kw solar power system to Assisting Your Life to Achieve Inc (AYLA<\/a>). A system of that size will put a significant dent in the group’s power bills.<\/p>\n

WAAE<\/a> is a commercial solar installation company that recently relocated from Busselton to Cockburn, and no doubt they’ve left some very good first impressions with their generous donation.<\/p>\n

AYLA Inc. is active within the local community in providing a wide range of services including emergency food relief, clothing and furniture assistance, financial advice, life coaching and mental health services.<\/p>\n

Solar power provides a great way for charities and community organisations like AYLA to slash electricity costs, but it can be challenging for groups to raise the up-front funds needed to acquire a system – or as in AYLA’s case, be lucky enough to have one donated.<\/p>\n

While Australia’s solar subsidy<\/a> for residential\/commercial systems is also available to community groups and\u00a0 can knock thousands off the cost of going solar, it still leaves thousands of dollars needing to be found.<\/p>\n

Grants are available from time to time from State Governments, but can be easily missed and often require navigating a significant amount of paperwork. Solar finance<\/a> could be an option, but may be difficult to secure and groups need to ensure the numbers stack up.<\/p>\n

A fantastic initiative we’ve mentioned in the past<\/a> is\u00a0 Citizens Own Renewable Energy Network Australia (CORENA), which has been utilising people power to help community groups around Australia install solar since 2013. It provides interest-free loans for solar power system installations that are repaid over time out of savings on power bills.<\/p>\n

Another group, Positive Charge<\/a>, assists groups in Victoria and New South Wales identify funding opportunities and help with applications for grants, as well as\u00a0 provide advice on fundraising and community engagement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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