Edify Energy’s 2025 Charter Report outlines its commitment to responsible, community-focused renewable energy development.
Edify’s 2025 Charter Report details a comprehensive, values-driven approach to clean energy development. Through meaningful engagement, environmental stewardship, and community investment, Edify is setting a high standard for renewable energy projects in Australia.
As a signatory to the Clean Energy Council’s Best Practice Charter, Edify demonstrates leadership across ten key areas.
The full report is available to download below. In summary:
- Respectful Engagement
Edify ensures Traditional Owners and local communities are consulted before project designs are finalised.
Examples in Practice:
- Engagement with Wiradjuri, Bindal, Gaangalu Nation, and Taungurung communities across multiple project sites
- Cultural Heritage Committees established for Smoky Creek, Guthrie’s Gap, Callide, Majors Creek and Ganymirra.
- Commissioned Torres Strait Islander artist Thelrina Akene for NAIDOC Week 2025 artwork.
- Transparency & Responsiveness
Edify maintains open communication throughout project lifecycles.
Examples in Practice:
- Dedicated websites, drop-in sessions, surveys, and community email channels.
- Long-term engagement beyond approvals, including during construction and operations.
- Sensitivity to Biodiversity & Culture
Projects are designed to avoid ecological and cultural harm.
Examples in Practice:
- 400ha reseeding program at Majors Creek to protect Black Throated Finch habitat.
- Design changes at Sandy Creek BESS to preserve archaeological sites.
- Visual buffers at Smoky Creek and Brewongle.
- Agricultural Co-Use
Edify integrates renewable energy with farming practices.
Examples in Practice:
- Sheep grazing at all Edify developed solar farms, including Darlington Point (NSW), Gannawarra (VIC), Hamilton, Hayman, Daydream and Whitsunday (QLD) .
- Sponsored UNE Farming Futures 2025 to promote agri-solar models.
- Maintained cropping and cattle grazing outside solar lease areas.
- Community Consultation on Impacts
Edify adapts project designs based on community feedback.
Examples in Practice:
- Brewongle Solar Farm set back 500m to reduce visual impact.
- Traffic schedules adjusted to avoid school and farming times.
- Acoustic walls and bushfire risk assessments implemented.
- Local Economy & Jobs
Edify supports regional economies through employment and procurement.
Examples in Practice:
- Local suppliers engaged for Koorangie BESS and Smoky Creek pre works.
- Participation in Banana Shire supplier events and Majors Creek youth expos.
- Hours allocated for women and apprentices; support for First Nations businesses.
- Sharing Benefits
Edify delivers tangible benefits aligned with community priorities.
Examples in Practice:
- New post office for Jambin Community in the Banana Shire, Queensland
- Training with Nguumambiny Aboriginal Corporation and SkillSet.
- Indigenous Civil Group subcontracted for Koorangie BESS.
- Education & Tourism
Projects support learning and cultural engagement.
Examples in Practice:
- Sponsored H2GP with Siemens Energy and St Patrick’s College Townsville.
- Partnered with NRL Cowboys House Career Transitions Program.
- Sponsored Wowan Agricultural Show, Callide Valley Show, Woodstock Country Fair, Kerang Show
- Responsible Land Stewardship
Edify enhances land value through ecological and cultural initiatives.
Examples in Practice:
- Wildlife corridors and native vegetation planting.
- Cultural revitalisation programs and Traditional Owner knowledge integration.
- Long-term biodiversity monitoring.
- Recycling & End-of-Life Planning
Edify supports circular economy principles.
Examples in Practice:
- Partnerships with Solar Recovery Corporation and Sircel for panel recycling.
- Materials like aluminium, glass, and silicon recovered for reuse.
- Elecsome Certificate awarded for Daydream Solar Farm upcycling.
To read the full report, download the PDF
