CLIENT: HARRY SANDERS
OUTLET: THE LATEST
With fears another bushfire filled summer is on the way, small towns devastated by previous blazes are future proofing their homes. Tonight, residents on the South Coast are being connected to an electricity micro-grid, protecting their power supply.
These ocean-side towns are beautifully raw and sometimes perilously remote. During the 2019 bushfires, communities were cut off from the rest of the country. In their recovery, residents sought to become self-sufficient. With government support, Endeavor Energy is installing batteries and solar systems in one hundred homes.