Community Power Club

Join the Community Power Club to trade renewable energy directly with others – Bundeena Residents will get a 10% discount

The Community Power Club is an innovative electricity cooperative that allows members to purchase and sell energy within their community.

Check out our video for more information:

Members of the club can benefit from using solar energy generated by other members, without having to install solar panels themselves. Or you can pay off your battery faster by discharging it when electricity is needed in the grid.

The club leverages a unique platform provided by Localvolts that allows members to buy and sell electricity, while also enjoying the benefits of a discounted rate. The club is open to everyone, including renters, who are responsible for their electricity bill.

There are no entry or exit fees, and the annual membership fee is refundable pro rata if you decide to leave.

By joining the Community Power Club, you can reduce your carbon footprint, potentially save money on electricity bills, and support your local community.

https://communitypowerclub.com.au/Identity/ContactUs

Current Membership Benefits

• • • • 10% discount on the Localvolts $1.10 daily fee

      • Full access to all features on the Localvolts trading platform

      • Assisted Trading Feature - Exclusive to members

Send electricity to anyone at whatever price you would like eg your kids or parents – to share your solar…

Once you have signed up/or are close to, you can join our WhatsApp chat to get help with getting going – please email info@electrifybundeena.org.au with your mobile phone number and we will send you a link to join.

Monthly Powerclub meeting – we are also planning to facilitate a monthly meeting where we can help each other set up trades and sell/buy electricity from each other. If you would like to attend please also email us.

Once you are on the Local Volts platform – here are some useful video’s of how to use it:

Colour legend:

Grey = open standing orders where you are still waiting for a P2P trade

Light Orange = is what LV thinks you need (and what you purchased using AEMO spot price)

Dark Orange = your buy trades

Light Green = your LV estimated export that you can sell

Dark Green = your P2P trades

Example of the data screen:

Some good instruction videos:

The My Prices Screen: https://youtu.be/lVX0QXDrYH8?si=LntelBKZVFPMVWw5

Selling Electricity Peer to Peer: https://youtu.be/qEAvLZDhYNQ?si=b_hM_FQJpTrZdPkw

Please note that The Power Club has an exclusive feature called Assisted Trading where Localvolts sets up automatic trades on your behalf. The board set the price of these trades at 5c for member to member trades and 8c for member to non-member. This is not a fixed price. You still pay the spot price if there isn’t a match

Buying Electricity on the LV market: https://youtu.be/9BrXEnWcKxE?si=VbzsWWA1hUwBI7Op

Some people use home assistant to buy and sell on LV platform or others use the Powston system which costs $500 to set up and then $20 per month. https://localvolts.com/bulletins/localvolts/optimise-buy-and-sell-behaviour-with-their-advanced-inverter-controller/

https://powston.com.au/

What is you have 2 or more properties you wish to register?

The Power club will let an individual sign up with multiple properties but Localvolts will require two facilities names. So something like Vera-home and Vera-work