After the 'burn-off'
Barkly Homestead
Northern Territory
#BurnOff #BushFire #Barkly

"A better way to live:" Indigenous-owned solar microgrid lights way for energy democracy - One Step Off The Grid Locked out of rooftop solar and locked in to a prepaid electricity supply, a remote Indigenous community in the NT has taken the power back with a trail-blazing solar and battery microgrid.

“On average…residents in Marlinja were spending about $100 a fortnight on power which, for a community with very low incomes, meant dedicating an enormous part of the household budget just to keeping the lights on.” #RemoteCommunities #SolarPower #CommunityBattery #AusPol #GoodNews #Barkly #NTpol