The meeting summarizes the Powering Bermagui! community meeting that was held on July 23rd 2017. Speakers discussed policy plans from Bega Valley Shire Council, opportunities for affordable renewable electricity, generating and selling power, panel and battery bulk-buys, examples of powered communities in NSW, community-owned energy retailers, monitoring energy usage, and powering Bermagui and the Bega Valley in context. The meeting thanked CEFE and speakers and encouraged the steering group to identify additional expertise, continue liaising with stakeholders, investigate funding, and report back on feasibility of small and utility-scale projects by end of year. Other interested parties in attendance are listed.

1. Powering Bermagui! Community meeting 23 July 2017

2. Speakers and topics
Bill Southwood, CEFE Welcome and introduction
Kristy McBain, Mayor Bega Valley Shire Council policy and plans
John Walters, Ekonomix Solar Affordable renewable electricity today:
background, opportunities and constraints
Karl Edmonson, Reposit Power Generating, storing and selling power
Harry Chami, Solar Juice Panel, invertor and battery bulk-buy
Tom Nockolds, How communities are powering up:
Director Community Power Agency Some NSW examples
Tony Pfeiffer MD Byron Bay – the community, council
Enova Energy and the power company
Jon Keeble, WattWatchers Knowing what we generate and use
Ross Garnaut, Chairman, Zen Energy Powering the community - Bermagui and
the Bega Valley in the state and national context

6. Community Utility Scale Solar
and the Bega Valley
A presentation by John Walters

8. 2.5 – 3.0
MW

10. UTILITY SCALE SOLAR
& POWER STORAGE
STATION OPERATOR
(The Generator)
ESSENTIAL ENERGY
DISTRIBUTION GRID
(The Poles & Wires)
Residential, Commercial, Rural & Local Government Power Consumers
(The Customers)
Community
Owned Electricity
Wholesaler /
Retailer
POWER FLOW
POWER FLOW
$$$ FOR USE OF NETWORK
$$$ FOR
“BULK” POWER
UNDER PPA
$$$ FOR POWER &
NETWORK CHARGES
PRIVATELY GENERATED
POWER FLOW
$$$ FOR ENERGY
PRIVATELY GENERATED

11. The requirements of the AUSTRALIAN ENERGY REGULATOR (AER) and registration with the AUSTRALIAN
ENERGY MARKET OPERATOR (AEMO) need to considered, however the AER’s Guidelines provide for the
possible exemption of a not-for-profit community service operator, as below:

12. The Renewable Power
Station Community
Karl Edmondson
Partner Network Sales Manager
www.repositpower.com

13. • How many have solar already?
• How many are thinking about
installing batteries?
• How many want to improve the
savings from installing a battery?
• How many have heard about
Reposit?
Why Are You Here?

14. How The Grid Works: Electricity Generators
Electricity is bought and sold on a wholesale spot market based
on supply and demand.

15. How The Grid Works: Electricity Distributors
Responsible for managing the electricity poles and wires.

16. How The Grid Works: Electricity Retailers
Buy energy on the wholesale spot market and resell it to
consumers.

17. How The Grid Works: Electricity Consumers
Homeowners consume and produce electricity but without
subsidies, you miss out on the real value of your energy.

18. How The Grid Works: Electricity Consumers With Reposit
Reposit not only finds the best price to sell your energy for,
but also buys up cheap energy and stores it for later.

19. • Reposit is software that you add to
your home solar or battery system
• The Reposit app runs on your
phone, tablet or computer
• Reposit is compatible with all
brands of solar systems and many
popular battery systems too
What is Reposit?

20. • Reposit is like a smart meter that
works for you, not the retailer
• You can predict your next energy
bill and check your bill is correct
• Learn how much your solar is
saving you and what a battery
could save you
What Reposit Does For You:
Accurate Energy Monitoring

21. • Reposit lets your old solar work with
your new solar or batteries
• Also lets a battery you install now
get expanded in the future
• Don’t be limited by the brand of
your inverter or battery
What Reposit does for you:
Combines Old With New

22. • Reposit predicts the weather
and your energy usage
• Solar is the cheapest way to fill
your battery, but there is not
always enough sun to fill it up
• If it will be cloudy tomorrow,
Reposit will fill your battery
overnight on the off-peak rate
What Reposit Does For You:
Pre-fills With Cheap Energy

23. • Install a compatible battery and
earn extra money
• Only available through GridCredits
electricity retailers
• Reposit customers currently earn $1
/ kWh during GridCredit events
• Can rise to $14 / kWh
What Reposit does for you:
Earning GridCredits

24. • Download ‘Reposit’ in app store
• Username: repositguest
• Password: repositguest
• 4kW solar / 6.4kWh battery
Free Trial Reposit App

25. The more homes that join Reposit, the better energy pricing gets.
“United we stand, divided we fall.”
Reposit is available now through local installers.

27. Management
Confidential
Rami’s Solar Career began in September of 1997. He started to work as a process worker and moved to the purchasing
department at Solarex, which later merged with BP Solar in 2000. He worked there in various roles for almost a decade.
He became a co-founder of Solar Juice in late 2009 which is now the largest solar wholesale and distribution company in
Australia. He specialises in Manufacturing, Procurement, Planning & Logistics
Rami Fedda
Andrew’s career started in 1998 with Solarex in sales, which later merged with BP Solar. He too worked in BP Solar for
more than a decade in sales profile. He became a co-founder of Solar Juice in late 2009. He specialises in Handling Sales,
Stock Movement, Contracts and Supply management
Andrew Burgess
Shawn has worked for many large corporations including Fortune Global 500 companies Greenland Holding Group and
China Telecom in various financial related roles since 1999. Shawn has experience in different industries like retails,
wholesales, construction, telecommunication, services and Government. Shawn joined Solar Juice in March 2017 and
manages all finance and accounting operations.
Shawn Wang
Paul has 12 years’ experience in managing inventory; supply chain; customer services; technical sales and logistics
solutions in the automation industry. Paul has been with Rexel Industries for over 10 years, more recently as Logistics and
Operations Manager. Paul has recently joined Solar Juice as an Operations Manager and is responsible for Logistics, exports
and customer service.
Paul Blair
Co-Founder and Director
Co-Founder and Director
Finance Manager
Operations Manager

29. Social Media Presence

30. FUTURE TRENDS IN
Community Energy
• tom@cpagency.org.au

31. • Community energy is where a community develops, delivers
and benefits from sustainable energy projects.
• This can include supply-side projects such as renewable
energy installations and storage and demand-side projects
such as energy efficiency and demand management.
Community energy can even include community-based
approaches to selling or distributing energy.

32. Benefits of community energy

33. Proven models of
community energy
• Behind the meter and below the load

34. 90+ groups developing
projects
70+ projects installed
community energy in Australia

35. BULK BUYS

36. DONATIONS

37. Community investment

38. A FASTER AND FAIRER
ENERGY TRANSITION
• Stepping out from behind the meter

39. Friendly retailers

40. Social Access Solar Gardens

41. Energy Trading

42. Human stories

43. “the most important question is
not whether this transition is
happening, but how we manage it
to maximise the benefit to all
Australians”
Ison & Langham, The Conversation, 17 June 2015

44. THANK YOU
• tom@cpagency.org.au

45. ENOVA ENERGY:
AUSTRALIA’S FIRST COMMUNITY-
OWNED ENERGY RETAILER
Enova Community Energy Ltd Tony Pfeiffer Jul 2017 enovaenergy.com.au

46. Established as a Social Enterprise to:
Facilitate the empowerment of Australian communities
with a new energy model
WHY ENOVA EXISTS?
Enova Community Energy Ltd Tony Pfeiffer Jul 2017 enovaenergy.com.au

47. Enova Community Energy Ltd Tony Pfeiffer Jul 2017 enovaenergy.com.au

48. COMMUNITY BACKGROUNDCOMMUNITY BACKGROUNDCOMMUNITY BACKGROUNDCOMMUNITY BACKGROUND
Concerns identified by community
• Climate change
• Coal seam gas mining
• Demand for more renewable generation
Enova model provided the solution
• Empowerment via community-owned model
• 2015 Feasibility Study > Business plan
• Retail Licence application + Prospectus
• Capital raising – first customer June 2016
Enova Community Energy Ltd Tony Pfeiffer Jul 2017 enovaenergy.com.au

49. HOW DO WE BENEFIT
THE COMMUNITY?
Retain OPEX and profits
Supports renewable energy production in the region
Create direct and indirect employment
Majority community-owned = majority returns to
community
50% of returns to projects which improves access to
renewable energy (solar instalments/ finance +).
A model and hub for other communities
Enova Community Energy Ltd Tony Pfeiffer Jul 2017 enovaenergy.com.au

50. PARTNERSHIPSPARTNERSHIPSPARTNERSHIPSPARTNERSHIPS
• Cultivating relationships + partnerships to meet the needs
of regional communities
• Enova licence covers NEM (Except VIC)
• Scalable operational systems
Enova Community Energy Ltd Tony Pfeiffer Jul 2017 enovaenergy.com.au

51. PARTNERSHIP BENEFITSPARTNERSHIP BENEFITSPARTNERSHIP BENEFITSPARTNERSHIP BENEFITS
Community groups with own generation/retail projects
partner with Enova for mutual benefit
• Profit sharing arrangements
• Enova purchases energy from community generation
• Continuing profit stream for partners and their
communities
• Co-branding possibilities depending on customer volume
• Cooperative educational programs
Enova Community Energy Ltd Tony Pfeiffer Jul 2017 enovaenergy.com.au

52. PARTNERSHIP EXAMPLESPARTNERSHIP EXAMPLESPARTNERSHIP EXAMPLESPARTNERSHIP EXAMPLES
In partnership with Essential Energy on Local Area Network.In partnership with Essential Energy on Local Area Network.In partnership with Essential Energy on Local Area Network.In partnership with Essential Energy on Local Area Network.
ExpectationsExpectationsExpectationsExpectations
• Lower Network FeesLower Network FeesLower Network FeesLower Network Fees
• Battery Storage owned by Network, controlled jointly by EBattery Storage owned by Network, controlled jointly by EBattery Storage owned by Network, controlled jointly by EBattery Storage owned by Network, controlled jointly by E
nova and Essential Energynova and Essential Energynova and Essential Energynova and Essential Energy
• Energy Self Sufficient/ Net ExportEnergy Self Sufficient/ Net ExportEnergy Self Sufficient/ Net ExportEnergy Self Sufficient/ Net Export
In partnership with Essential Energy + Byron Shire to facilitatIn partnership with Essential Energy + Byron Shire to facilitatIn partnership with Essential Energy + Byron Shire to facilitatIn partnership with Essential Energy + Byron Shire to facilitat
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community owned Solar Gardencommunity owned Solar Gardencommunity owned Solar Gardencommunity owned Solar Garden
ExpectationsExpectationsExpectationsExpectations
• Lower cost renewable energy for investors, particularly renLower cost renewable energy for investors, particularly renLower cost renewable energy for investors, particularly renLower cost renewable energy for investors, particularly ren
tersterstersters
• Lower development costsLower development costsLower development costsLower development costs
• Lower Network FeesLower Network FeesLower Network FeesLower Network Fees
Enova Community Energy Ltd Tony Pfeiffer Jul 2017 enovaenergy.com.au

53. ENOVA HIGHLIGHTS SO FARENOVA HIGHLIGHTS SO FARENOVA HIGHLIGHTS SO FARENOVA HIGHLIGHTS SO FAR
• Generous feed in tariff – Jan 2017, 12c kwh – now up to 16c kwh
• A market leader in increasing FIT (e.g. Origin FIT 6-12c Jan 2017)
• IPART recommended FIT is 11.6ckwh to 14.6c/kwh.
• 3,100+ transferred customers
• 70% have solar PV to provide Enova with renewable energy for supply
• First Enova owned solar generation installed
• Generating enough excess energy for 500 homes with local renewables
(35-40% of our purchased energy comes from local renewables)
• MOUs with 2 community Groups outside Northern Rivers to support local
generation/ retailing
Enova Community Energy Ltd Tony Pfeiffer Jul 2017 enovaenergy.com.au

55. QUESTIONS?
To benefit the local community,
Quote
CE4E25
Enova Community Energy Ltd Tony Pfeiffer Jul 2017 enovaenergy.com.au
LET’S CREATE CHANGE TOGETHERLET’S CREATE CHANGE TOGETHERLET’S CREATE CHANGE TOGETHERLET’S CREATE CHANGE TOGETHER!

56. Powering Bermagui! CEFE Community meeting 23 July

57. Wattwatchers: who we are
● Utility-grade hardware and software for monitoring, predicting and
controlling electricity at circuit-level in real-time over the internet
● Crosses over for residential, commercial and industrial use -
especially ‘behind the meter’ and ‘IoT for energy’
● Applications for solar PV and battery storage, low-cost sub-metering,
demand management, microgrids, local energy trading and more
● Guiding principles:
○ Consumers should own their energy data ...
○ and they definitely should benefit from it!

58. Quarterly Billing Monthly Billing
Jan 2017 Heatwave
24x7 Air Conditioning
$436
$107
Expected Monthly Future
Understand Data
Scheduling&Timers
Solar under Curve
Personal perspective: my home experience

59. Timing is key: how data helps

60. Bundled solution in a box

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62. Questions, discussion and next steps
Bill Southwood, CEFE Welcome and introduction
Kristy McBain, Mayor Bega Valley Shire Council policy and plans
John Walters, Ekonomix Solar Affordable renewable electricity today:
background, opportunities and constraints
Karl Edmonson, Reposit Power Generating, storing and selling power
Harry Chami, Solar Juice Panel, invertor and battery bulk-buy
Tom Nockolds, How communities are powering up:
Director Community Power Agency Some NSW examples
Tony Pfeiffer MD Byron Bay – the community, council
Enova Energy and the power company
Jon Keeble, WattWatchers Knowing what we generate and use
Ross Garnaut, Chairman, Zen Energy Powering the community - Bermagui and
the Bega Valley in the state and national context

63. Moved from the floor, July 23rd, 2017
The meeting thanks CEFE, its Bermagui group and the speakers for today’s forum.
This meeting encourages the steering group to move into the next stage of the cheaper
cleaner electricity project, by:
• identifying additional expertise needed to move the project forward;
• continuing to liaise with business, local government, and non-government agencies;
• investigating the possibility of funding to support these activities.
We ask that CEFE report back to the community before the end of the year on the
feasibility of both small scale and utility scale projects.

64. Other interesting people here from:
Bega Valley Shire Councillors
Eurobodalla Deputy Mayor
NSW Department of the Environment
CEFE HQ Bega
Southcoast Health and Sustainability Alliance (SHASA)
Local suppliers and contractors
CEFE Bermagui