Photovoltaic Installations
The Cooperative has two full-time accredited photovoltaic system installers and can organise and install solar panels onto homes and businesses, including organising all rebates and metering. Please get in touch on 0433622640 if you are interested in installing solar panels on your home or if you can refer someone who is. For more information, please see our page on Photovoltaics and Solar Energy Services.

The Cooperative is also carrying out free or discounted installations to reward homeowners who have made outstanding contributions to the environment and community. The first of these will be installed at the Newcastle Bicycle Ecology Centre in Islington.

If you know of a household that deserves recognition, please nominate them by sending us an email. The qualities we are looking for include homes that demonstrate extensive use of energy efficiency, sustainability in other areas of everyday life, volunteering in the community and difficulty in paying full price.

As with all of our projects, a key aim is to provide training to interested members. Please contact us if you would like to learn to install solar panels or if you would like to apply for a discounted solar system.

Bulk Purchase of environmental products
One of the Cooperative's main aims is to reduce the cost of environmental products, including energy efficiency hardware and solar panels, by engaging members in bulk purchasing. Please refer to our range of products and let us know what products you would like to see added.

Free compact fluorescent lighting (CFL) installations
The Sydney Energy Cooperative has partnered with the Carbon Reduction Institute to provide free installation of CFLs into homes and businesses in NSW and the ACT. If you know a place that cannot afford to buy CFLs, please contact us with details.

Free energy audits for low-income households
A limited number of free energy audits are available to low-income households. The aim of this project is to save money for people who need it, to help the environment by saving energy and to train members to conduct energy audits. This project is currently in the construction phase. Please contact us directly if you would like an audit or can refer an eligible household. We would also like to hear from you if you can help by conducting audits and train auditors or if you would like to learn.

Community Training Program
One of the key aims of the Cooperative is to empower members of the broader community to carry out practical energy-related activities to help the environment. For this reason, the Cooperative is offering training opportunities for interested members in the area of photovoltaic installations and energy audits. Members can receive training in energy auditing through the free energy audit project described above. In addition to photovoltaic installations carried out inhouse, we have partnered with the following solar installers who have agreed to provide training to Cooperative members during the course of their work:

Solar Horizon, Marrickville
The Carbon Reduction Institute, St Leonards