Mike and Annie Cannon-Brookes pledge $12m to supply solar systems for disaster relief
by Adam Morton from on (#4ZJC2)
The billionaire couple want to provide ready-made solar and battery arrays to communities cut off from the power grid
Software billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes and his wife Annie have promised up to $12m to install solar and battery systems in communities disconnected from the electricity grid by bushfire or flood.
The couple say they will provide prefabricated solar panel and battery systems through a new venture, known as Resilient Energy Collective, that will power up to 100 sites disconnected from the grid in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. Some are relying on diesel generators, others are without power.
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