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6. Ravenshoe Community Centre, QLD

Solar panels funded by CORENA on roof of Ravenshoe Community Centre, Qld

Renewable Energy Project: Solar Panels, Jirrbal

Ravenshoe is a rural and remote township situated on the western edge of the Atherton Tablelands in Queensland. Ravenshoe Community Centre provides a range of services to the communities of Ravenshoe, Millaa, and Mt Garnet including outlying rural areas. The site is shared by the Yabu Mija indigenous women’s organisation, and the grounds feature a community garden. Contact: [email protected]

Project story…

The community centre installed 6kW of solar PV in September 2015, using $2,000 of their own funds and a $7,000 CORENA loan. At the time they had just received a grant to replace all their lighting with LEDs and that, in conjunction with their co-contribution to the solar cost, meant they could expect much greater savings on power bills than could be attributed solely to our loan. But they wanted to pay back their loan quickly, so they voluntarily elected to pay back the loan in just 2 years (instead of about 4 years) and made their final quarterly repayment in January 2018.

This project has been fully funded – Thank you!

Big Win donations that were temporarily used for this project then later repaid to the Big Win funding stream where they helped fund the Enova Community Generator project.

Status: Funded project – loan fully repaid
Loan amount: $7,000
Loan repayments: $855/quarter

Work details

Solar 6kW grid connect system
• 24 x 250W ET Solar ET-P660250WW Polycrystalline Panel
• 1 x SMA SB5000TL-21 Inverter
Cost: $9,000 ($2,000 paid up front by Ravenshoe Community Centre and a $7,000 loan from CORENA)
Expected savings: 26kWh per day, $2,460/yr

Reduction in carbon emissions/yr: Equivalent to 1.71 average households using renewable electricity instead of grid electricity

Honour roll

Thank you to the following people for donating to this project.

DateNameStateAmount
12/08/2015Gawler repayment (part)$780.69
12/08/2015Peter WadeQld$11.00
12/08/2015HoadieVic$25.00
12/08/2015Char GraingerVic$20.00
12/08/2015Paul Andrew$20.00
10/08/2015Laquorious DeeSA$10.00
07/08/2015SWNSW$25.00
05/08/2015Peter WadeQld$11.00
05/08/2015HoadieVic$25.00
05/08/2015Mike FNSW$100.00
05/08/2015Luke SchubertSA$25.00
03/08/2015Laquorious DeeSA$10.00
03/08/2015Jacinta GreenNSW$5.00
03/08/2015Camden repayment$673.00
31/07/2015Interest$0.13
30/07/2015Wayne StanfordSA$25.00
29/07/2015Peter WadeQld$11.00
29/07/2015HoadieVic$25.00
29/07/2015Jonathan DoigNSW$10.00
28/07/2015John RollsSA$45.00
28/07/2015Gaby JungTas$25.00
27/07/2015Laquorious DeeSA$10.00
27/07/2015Anton MaurusVic$35.00
23/07/2015Mackenzie Davey$10.00
22/07/2015Jean Pierre Redestorff$19.18
22/07/2015Peter WadeQld$11.00
22/07/2015HoadieVic$25.00
20/07/2015Barb FreyWA$8.00
20/07/2015Laquorious DeeSA$10.00
20/07/2015David LloydSA$25.00
16/07/2015Wayne StanfordSA$25.00
16/07/2015Jonathan MaddoxNSW$50.00
16/07/2015Frank LinQld$10.00
15/07/2015Peter WadeQld$11.00
15/07/2015HoadieVic$25.00
15/07/2015Marty BoothNSW$60.00
15/07/2015Gabriel NoronhaNSW$10.00
14/07/2015Jonathan PrendergastNSW$5.00
13/07/2015Barb FreyWA$8.00
13/07/2015Laquorious DeeSA$10.00
13/07/2015Char GraingerVic$20.00
13/07/2015PaulieSA$20.00
09/07/2015SWNSW$25.00
08/07/2015Peter WadeQld$11.00
08/07/2015HoadieVic$25.00
08/07/2015Robert ANSW$141.34
08/07/2015Margaret Penfold-NewtonSA$200.00
06/07/2015Barb FreyWA$8.00
06/07/2015Laquorious DeeSA$10.00
06/07/2015Jacinta GreenNSW$5.00
02/07/2015Wayne StanfordSA$25.00
01/07/2015Peter WadeQld$11.00
01/07/2015HoadieVic$25.00
30/06/2015Interest$0.11
29/06/2015Barb FreyWA$8.00
29/06/2015Laquorious DeeSA$10.00
29/06/2015Jonathan DoigNSW$10.00
28/06/2015John RollsSA$45.00
26/06/2015Anton MaurusVic$35.00
24/06/2015Peter WadeQld$11.00
24/06/2015HoadieVic$25.00
23/06/2015Mackenzie Davey$10.00
22/06/2015Barb FreyWA$8.00
22/06/2015Laquorious DeeSA$10.00
22/06/2015Bill GreshamACT$500.00
22/06/2015David LloydSA$25.00
22/06/2015wwQld$50.00
19/06/2015StuVic$50.00
19/06/2015Karen HamiltonSA$75.00
18/06/2015Cate, Zoe, SeamusQld$9.44
18/06/2015Wayne StanfordSA$25.00
17/06/2015Peter WadeQld$11.00
17/06/2015HoadieVic$25.00
17/06/2015BenVic$31.69
17/06/2015Jean Pierre Redestorff$19.18
16/06/2015Jonathan MaddoxNSW$50.00
16/06/2015Frank LinQld$10.00
15/06/2015Barb FreyWA$8.00
15/06/2015Laquorious DeeSA$10.00
15/06/2015Jonathan PrendergastNSW$5.00
15/06/2015Marty BoothNSW$60.00
15/06/2015Gabriel NoronhaNSW$10.00
12/06/2015PaulieSA$20.00
11/06/2015Charlene GraingerVic$20.00
10/06/2015Big Win loan$1,000.00
10/06/2015Peter WadeQld$11.00
10/06/2015HoadieVic$25.00
09/06/2015SWNSW$25.00
08/06/2015Mike CraddockNSW$100.00
08/06/2015Barb FreyWA$8.00
08/06/2015Laquorious DeeSA$10.00
07/06/2015GreengowrieSA$50.00
04/06/2015Wayne StanfordSA$25.00
04/06/2015Original Green CoSA$1,000.00
04/06/2015Fraser AACT$250.00
04/06/2015Jacinta GreenNSW$5.00
03/06/2015Beechworth repayment (part)$520.00
03/06/2015Hender familySA$5.44

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Citizens Own Renewable Energy Network Australia Inc
ABN: 92 929 665 880

CORENA is a registered charity with nation-wide membership.

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