Andrew Bray has been the National Director of RE-Alliance since 2013. In that time, Andrew has built the organisation to become the leading voice advocating for regional communities in issues around the energy transition, especially transmission, community benefit sharing, nature and addressing impacts on local communities. In 2021, Andrew was awarded the Clean Energy Council’s Outstanding Contribution to Industry Award for his long-standing work in these areas. Andrew is the Chair of the Goulburn Community Energy Co-op, which is building a community-owned 1.4MW solar farm with battery. Based in one of New South Wales’ prime wind districts, the Southern Tablelands, Andrew is passionate about the contribution renewable energy can make to rural and regional economies while helping Australia transition to a cleaner future.