Totally Renewable Yackandandah

A 100% volunteer run community group with the lofty goal of powering this small Victorian town with 100% renewable energy, giving resilience, savings, lower emissions and showing that it can be done.

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Acknowledgement of Country

Totally Renewable Yackandandah gathers in a small wooded valley …

What do we do?

TRY partners with the community and relevant organisations to inspire local projects transitioning to clean, local sources of energy. We look for and undertake projects that bring multiple community benefits and share that story with communities everywhere. Read on or use the menu to get a taste of what we do.


Watts Happening

Here’s a sample of what’s been happening recently.

Thinking differently

TRY is not just about putting solar panels on roofs but asks, how can we think about energy differently and make our community stronger? Read Dr Sarah Houseman’s review of TRY.

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Going all electric in 2025

Have you been wondering lately how to take control of your energy bills? Check out the new page on Electrifying Households.

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A second community battery

Find out about our second community battery Yack02, now installed and soon to be launched!


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Emergency readiness 2024

Enhancing town resilience to prolonged power outages for essential community facilities. With thanks to Emergency Recovery Victoria.

How can Yack get to 100%?

In 2022, our 100% Feasibility Study was a crucial project on our journey, showing us the best value way to reach 100% renewables.

You can discover more TRY news, musings and case studies via the links below.

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Acknowledgement of Country

Totally Renewable Yackandandah gathers in a small wooded valley …

What do we do?

TRY partners with the community and relevant organisations to inspire local projects transitioning to clean, local sources of energy. We look for and undertake projects that bring multiple community benefits and share that story with communities everywhere. Read on or use the menu to get a taste of what we do.


Watts Happening

Here’s a sample of what’s been happening recently.

Thinking differently

TRY is not just about putting solar panels on roofs but asks, how can we think about energy differently and make our community stronger? Read Dr Sarah Houseman’s review of TRY.

A woman at a lectern speaks to a room full of people seated at tables

Going all electric in 2025

Have you been wondering lately how to take control of your energy bills? Check out the new page on Electrifying Households.

Electrify Everything logo

A second community battery

Find out about our second community battery Yack02, now installed and soon to be launched!


Video highlights

Emergency readiness 2024

Enhancing town resilience to prolonged power outages for essential community facilities. With thanks to Emergency Recovery Victoria.

How can Yack get to 100%?

In 2022, our 100% Feasibility Study was a crucial project on our journey, showing us the best value way to reach 100% renewables.

You can discover more TRY news, musings and case studies via the links below.

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Thoughts about the journey

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Local clean energy in action

100% Feasibility Study

We’re working out the best way to power Yackandandah with 100% renewable energy using our minigrid and a mix of tailor-made renewable energy generation and storage for our town. Read more about the feasibility study here…

Yack01 Community Battery

With donations and government funding, TRY and Indigo Power are installing a behind-the-meter community-scale battery at the site of the old Yackandandah sawmill. Find out about the battery here…

Community VPP

We have a network of community buildings with solar systems and some with batteries contributing energy to our minigrid and saving running costs for community groups. Check out the VPP here…