Start writing your government representatives today to get legislation to make this easier to get started where you live!
Seems like slow government processes are slowing things down and you need to start early.
"With more than 60 projects in the pipeline, momentum may finally be building for community energy in Australia."
"Community-owned projects have been a part of the renewable energy landscape in Europe for decades. In Germany, thanks to favourable policy, 51% of the renewables are community-owned; in Denmark, 2100 community-owned wind farms have come online since the mid 1970s."
http://renew.org.au/uncategorized/the-future-generation-community-based-energy-c...