BCHS teams up to address energy poverty
- Monday 24 April 2023
- Written by Lauren Mitchell
Bendigo Community Health Services is helping cut the power bills of low-income homeowners in the region.
BCHS has partnered with the Bendigo Sustainability Group on a project to put solar panels on the homes of those who otherwise couldn’t afford to switch to green energy.
The BSG’s GIVING POWER project aims to provide up to 30 households in the Bendigo and Loddon Mallee region with a 3kw solar system, for free.
BCHS staff are working to identify homeowners who qualify for the program, from sole parents, to older people, to people with a refugee background, and many others.
“Energy poverty is real,” said Settlement Services Senior Leader Martine Street.
“We are speaking with people who want solar, but who could never contemplate installing panels because they simply couldn’t afford the upfront costs.