First Nations Clean Energy Network

There are now 30 and counting First Nations clean energy partnerships in Australia with First Nations involvement, ownership and equity, some that are community-led, most yet to be operational.

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🔆 Hey First Nations researchers 🔆

Get in quick: 3 fully funded PhD scholarships available now to undertake research that supports First Nations people and communities access and realise benefits in the clean energy transition

Thanks Monash!
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‘What’s more important, the electricity or food?’: extreme heat is driving up power bills in central Australia Vanessa Napaltjari Davis puts $70 a week on her prepaid electricity card – but as Alice Springs swelters through ever-hotter summers, that credit lasts less than three days

'What’s more important, the electricity or food?

This is the decision that we make every day – everybody.'

Vanessa Napaltjari Davis talking, from Alice Springs, NT

via @australia.theguardian.com
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#auspol #mobsky #electricity

One way First Nations can participate in and benefit economically from clean energy is to own equity in projects.

💛 Check out our new guide for First Nations communities and groups.

www.firstnationscleanenergy.org.au/network_guides
#auspol #mobsky #cleanenergy #investing

Project Equity Templates Project templates - precedents and information sharing on First Nations clean energy equity partnerships in Australia, shared by the First Nations Clean Energy Network.

The path to clean energy project development and equity participation is confusing, with few case studies publicly available.

Noting this, some First Nations project partnerships are actively sharing their IP and resources.

www.firstnationscleanenergy.org.au/project_temp...
#mobsky #auspol #energy

We’re off and running in 2026 We’re off and running in 2026: January newsletter from the First Nations Clean Energy Network

We aim to change outcomes for our communities, and change the energy transition itself.

Nothing about us without us.

Together, let’s ensure no one gets left behind.

Our first newsletter of the year is out!

www.firstnationscleanenergy.org.au/we_re_off_an... #mobsky #energysky #auspol #investing

Hey you mob, here’s a short film with some top tips to keep you cool this hot season and make energy more affordable.

#auspol #mobsky #energy

I want one of these too!

Well done to the Ltyentye Apurte community, who have won funding for a community-led microgrid.

#Communityownedinfrastructure
#mobsky
#renewables
#Auspol

Congratulations to Ltyentye Apurte community for being awarded ARENA funding for the development of a First Nations community-led microgrid in Central Australia!

#mobsky #energysky #auspol

www.firstnationscleanenergy.org.au/ltyentye_apu...

AMPYR and Green Gold Energy to transform Port Augusta coal site with next-generation battery storage | AMPYR Energy Australia ADELAIDE, Australia, 13 November 2025 — AMPYR Australia (AMPYR) has today announced an agreement with Green Gold Energy (GGE) to acquire the Davenport battery energy storage system (BESS) project in S...

Nukunu Traditional Owners are working with AMPYR to build a partnership that delivers cultural, economic and social benefits and supports delivery of a battery.

Great to see another First Nations clean energy partnership evolving!

www.ampyr.com.au/ampyr-green-... #mobsky #energysky #auspol

Feeling the heat in your home this summer?

Click here to tell us how much
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#mobsky #auspol

Bulabul Battery First Nations Equity Partnership Bulabul Battery First Nations Equity Partnership - Precedents and information sharing, templates shared by the First Nations Clean Energy Network

Wambal Bila and Ampyr Australia, partners in the Bulabul Battery project, have shared the IP that helped shape their First Nations equity partnership — offering a template for First Nations equity participation in other projects.

www.firstnationscleanenergy.org.au/bulabul_batt... #auspol #mobsky

Nunga Up!

Solar on every house: Narungga man's renewables win One phone call was all it took to negotiate a clean energy solution for an Aboriginal community in South Australia.Narungga man Eddie Newchurch struck a deal with local electricity retailer AGL for ev...

Narungga man Eddie Newchurch has made a deal with local electricity retailer AGL for every house in Point Pearce community in South Australia to receive rooftop solar.

#mobsky #auspol #utilities #energy

Hey you mob, here’s a short film with some top tips to keep you cool this hot season and make energy more affordable.

#auspol #mobsky #energy

Graphic with text in a checklist: 'Agenda for 2026': Better reporting by energy retailers, clearly defined energy hardship metrics, remove barriers to accessing CER, measures to assist vulnerable people during extreme temperatures/emergencies, national initiatives to improve targeted support for prepayment and other vulnerable customers, remove mandated prepayment arrangements and protect prepayment customers equally, read original power's report for more info - https://www.originalpower.org.au/the_right_to_power

Research by Original Power and @firstnationscen.bsky.social supported by an @energyconsumersaus.bsky.social grant, shows First Nations energy customers using prepayment are among the world’s most energy insecure: loom.ly/w2HGkkM

Hey you mob! Here’s some top tips to save energy and reduce your energy bills this summer

Thanks to the deadly Elaine Crombie!

#mobsky #energy #electricitybills #firstnations #auspol

This is the very best news this week! I have so much admiration for the knowledges of the local environment and the #responsibility of FN elders to care for country by sharing it in the transition to #renewable #energy.
Light years ahead in #leadership. #auspol

Bulabul Battery First Nations Equity Partnership Bulabul Battery First Nations Equity Partnership - Precedents and information sharing, templates shared by the First Nations Clean Energy Network

Wambal Bila and Ampyr Australia, partners in the Bulabul Battery project, have shared the IP that helped shape their First Nations equity partnership — offering a template for First Nations equity participation in other projects.

www.firstnationscleanenergy.org.au/bulabul_batt... #auspol #mobsky

Fantastic! And fantastic that #$AGL.ax came to the table. Well negotiated !! 🥂

Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation’s Project Baru Marnda awarded Strategic Project Status Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation's Project Baru Marnda has been awarded Strategic Project Status under the Western Australian Government's Lead Agency Framework.The designation, facilitated by the Depa...

Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation's large scale renewable energy project Baru Marnda has been awarded Strategic Project Status.

nit.com.au/16-12-2025/2... #auspol #mobsky #energy

Some good news.

Nipapanha and surrounding communities explore clean energy solutions to address power-outs Nipapanha and surrounding communities explore clean energy solutions to address power-outs in South Australia

"Everyone just wants power that's reliable and sustainable.”

Early stage clean energy planning has begun to prevent blackouts in Nipapanha community in South Australia.

www.firstnationscleanenergy.org.au/nipapanha_an... #mobsky #auspol #energy

Solar on every household: A community-inspired success story in Point Pearce Solar on every household: A community-inspired success story in Point Pearce Aboriginal community

First Nations have successfully negotiated with AGL an affordable reliable clean energy solution for Point Pearce Aboriginal community in South Australia — rooftop solar for every house, plus a 10 kwh solar battery.

www.firstnationscleanenergy.org.au/solar_on_eve... #auspol #mobsky #energy

Heat in Homes Survey 2026 Share your experience of trying to stay cool in your home over the summer.

Hey First Nations
RU experiencing extreme heat in your homes? Are your family and elders being impacted?

To better understand people’s experiences of heat, we’re running a survey

Our homes must be made safe

Please complete the survey here efcee0ql45h.typeform.com/to/BUIdKcSC?... #mobsky #auspol

Protecting First Nations communities from frequent power disconnections in Australia’s hottest regions

Remote First Nations communities live in regions that experience the hottest temperatures in Australia. There are numerous communities that experience more than 60 days above 40°C, as shown below using 2024 data.

This pattern matches historical data from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology for 1981-2018, showing the regions with more than 6 days in January above 39°C. Most of the communities with more than 60 days above 40°C in 2024 are located in the dark red zone shown in the map below.

'𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿' report found that #disconnection rates more than double during #extreme #heat & proposed that governments and retailers implement an #exemption from #disconnection during extreme heat.
Here we explain how it could be implemented - thepolicymaker.appi.org.au/protecting-f... 🧪⚡

#climateJustice
#equity

Webinar: First Nations Equity — 18 Dec

Learn about the equity arrangement the Wellington Aboriginal community's investment vehicle Wambal Bila negotiated with AMPYR for the Bulabul Battery project on Wiradjuri Country, NSW.

RSVP www.firstnationscleanenergy.org.au/first_nation... #auspol #energy

We actually need a bill for #climate #rights as a preventative measure for #vulnerable communities living in crowded houses, at 40°C in regional and remote areas. #preventative support & additional food and s water will #cost far less than the #health, #disability and #youth #justice costs. #auspol