Community Energy in Greater Blue Mountains Area World Heritage site.
BM Renew is a volunteer group of Blue Mountains people working together to create community-owned renewable energy projects right here in World-Heritage listed area.
In September 2011, a public forum on renewable energy was organised by Permaculture Blue Mountains, Katoomba Area Climate Action Now and Transition Blue Mountains. While the idea of a community energy project in the Blue Mountains had been talked about previously in these sustainability-oriented groups, the forum provided momentum to move the idea forward.
Vision
Creating a community owned renewable energy future.
Mission
Inspire and facilitate local, community owned renewable energy generation and energy efficiency initiatives, for the benefit of the environment and the community.
Objectives
- To create decentralised locally owned renewable energy generation
- To return financial benefits to our community
- To bring affordable renewable energy to our community
- To inform, engage and activate our community about our energy potential
- To be a model for cooperative, inclusive and successful community driven projects.
