Rural towns like Yackandandah will control their energy security if bill gets up

Jamieson Murphy
Updated July 20 2021 - 10:45am, first published July 19 2021 - 6:30pm
BRIGHT IDEA: Indi MP Helen Haines in front of the Yackandandah community battery, which could become commonplace across regional Australia if her proposal is approved.
BRIGHT IDEA: Indi MP Helen Haines in front of the Yackandandah community battery, which could become commonplace across regional Australia if her proposal is approved.

A RURAL Victorian town has taken energy security into its own hands by establishing a renewable energy battery, in a move that could be replicated in thousands of towns across the nation.

Jamieson Murphy

Jamieson Murphy

News director

Newcastle Herald news director. Interested in any and all yarns. Whisper g'day mate to me at jamieson.murphy@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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