Mon 22 Apr 2024Monday 22 April 2024Mon 22 Apr 2024 at 6:41pm Community spirit is alive and well in Grong Grong, a small town on the Newell Highway east of Narrandera.(ABC News: Clint Jasper) Haystacks director Kristy Walters believes in tackling climate challenges on a community level.(ABC News: Jo Lauder) The panels at the farm plug into the existing grid.(ABC News: Clint Jasper) Solar users not only save on electricity costs but also on additional network costs. (ABC News: Jess Davis) Most people living in apartment blocks are excluded from the benefits of solar energy.(ABC Radio Perth: Emma Wynne) Small-scale projects like the Grong Grong farm are harder to fit into the energy system.(ABC News: Clint Jasper) Being a solar energy producer had always been out of reach for renter Justine Lloyd ... until now.(ABC News: Chris Taylor) Haryana feels good knowing the power she uses is being generated by a renewable source. Bjorn Sturmberg says there is only one way to solve energy inequality - accelerate the green transition.(ABC News: Jess Davis) Gemma Purcell hopes the Haystacks farm can serve as a template for future developments like it.(ABC News: Clint Jasper) The arrays on the farm can produce 1.5 megawatts of electricity.(ABC News: Clint Jasper) Solar farmers are guaranteed an annual return of at least $505.(ABC News: Clint Jasper) The farm is jointly owned by the members of the co-op.(ABC News: Clint Jasper)Posted 22 Apr 202422 Apr 2024Mon 22 Apr 2024 at 6:41pm, updated 23 Apr 202423 Apr 2024Tue 23 Apr 2024 at 6:12amShare