City of Unley Community Renewables Program

The City of Unley recognises its role in supporting residents, helping them to save money on their energy bills, while powering our community more sustainably.

By making cost effective renewable energy solutions available we will help the community navigate electricity price increases and cost of living challenges, while at the same time delivering our goals for a climate resilient and sustainable future.

The City of Unley Community Renewable Energy Program Solar and Battery Bulk Buy has been designed to help residents affordably transition to solar power solutions for their energy needs. It makes affordable solar panel, hybrid panel and battery or battery retrofit solutions available to people who sign up to participate. For more information on the program please visit our bulk buy partner website at ShineHub.

We encourage you to register your interest to participate by registering on the website above. You will then receive all bulk buy communications including when and where the live community events will be held, as well as how to secure your tickets for your preferred date. 

We are not buying or financing the Community Renewables Program. After a rigorous process, ShineHub was selected to collaborate with to give our community with affordable solar solutions.

We undertook a thorough selection process and selected Shine Hub based on their track record, expertise, and commitment to community values.

With over 6,500 satisfied customers across Australia, including most recently residents in the City of Mitcham in South Australia, ShineHub's products, dedication to customer experience and community-focused approach aligned with our vision for renewable energy future for Unley. 

No. ShineHub is the only authorised provider under our Community Renewables Program.

Absolutely. If you sign up with ShineHub for solar and/or a battery (or just a battery if you already have solar) you can stay with your existing energy retailer - there's no obligation or requirement to change retailers. The same is true if you choose to install a battery and join ShineHub's Virtual Power Plant (the ShineHub VPP) is completely retailer independent (unlike a lot of other VPPs on the market) which means you can stay with your existing retailer or switch to a better retail electricity offer from another retailer as you please.

Registered bulk buy participants will get access to exclusive pricing on the bulk buy packages available. Pricing will be announced closer to the first event dates in November 2024. The more people that register to participate, the better the value will be that we can unlock for everyone. There will be packages and pricing to suit a wide variety of needs including:

• Solar panels only.
• Solar Panel and battery solutions.
• Solar battery retrofits. 

Once the packages and pricing are released, Shinehub will publish the packages and pricing options on their website. There are two ways that you can get the offer.

1)  Attend one of our community events where our bulk buy provider ShineHub will be in attendance. Subject to demand you can bring along your last electricity bill and have a consultation at the end of the community event or arrange for a consultation at a future date that suits you.

2) Simply follow the instructions on the website to request a quote and solar consultation. Please note that Event attendees who request a consultation will be prioritised. This will be the same for our installations - event attendees who take up the offer will have their installation prioritised on a first come first served basis.

Solar panels help generate renewable energy for your home during the day and the battery supports your power needs after the sun goes down. It’s the best way to secure affordable energy costs for the long term and be part of the local Virtual Power Plant.

When solar panels make electricity during the day, you need to use the power straight away in the house to get the full savings.  If you don’t, your solar power goes back to the grid, and you only get a very small credit in return.

By adding a battery, you can store your extra daytime solar power so that you can use it at night.  That way, you rarely need to use expensive grid power at peak times, and you aren’t leaving your electricity bill exposed to prices that seem to be flying up every year.

Yes, you can! About half of our bulk buy participants for similar programs already had panels and just got a battery. 

Solar panels help generate renewable energy for your home during the day and the battery supports your power needs after the sun goes down. It’s the best way to secure affordable energy costs for the long term, allows you to have power during a blackout, and be part of the local Virtual Power Plant.

When solar panels make electricity during the day, you need to use the power straight away in the house to get the full savings.  If you don’t, your solar power goes back to the grid, and you only get a very small credit in return.

By adding a battery, you can store your extra daytime solar power so that you can use it at night.  That way, you rarely need to use expensive grid power at peak times, and you aren’t leaving your electricity bill exposed to prices that seem to be flying up every year.

A Virtual Power Plant (VPP) is a way to harness renewable energy for your local community, reducing electricity costs and blackouts at the same time. 

Visit ShineHub's website for more information about VPPs.

Register your interest for our upcoming information events. We will be publishing packages and pricing nearer to the events. Remember the more people that register on our site, the more value we can unlock for bulk buy participants.

Yes you can but your landlord will need to come on board. Register your interest for our upcoming information events and come along armed with your questions.