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NSW Department Of Planning & Environment appears to be pulling out all the stops, squeezing in some more large-scale solar approvals before the holiday week. Meanwhile, NSW Energy Minister Don Harwin has taken on the Federal Government regarding its climate and energy policy approach.<\/p>\n

First, to the latest solar project given the State Government nod. Announced yesterday, approval has been granted for a $119 million solar farm at Mulwala, near Albury.<\/p>\n

The 80MW (AC) project will be developed by Esco Pacific. The company says ~300,000 solar panels will generate electricity equivalent to that used by 45,000 homes. The facility will connect to the local electricity network via\u00a0 Essential Energy’s Mulwala 132 kV substation.<\/p>\n

It’s expected construction will take eight months, from initial site works through to commissioning. An interesting aspect of the project is its noted service life – 40 years. Most large scale solar farm projects indicate 25-30 years in applications, although in many cases after that time facilities may be upgraded to enable continued operation.<\/p>\n

Esco Pacific says there will be up to 130 staff and contractors employed during the construction phase and four staff on a permanent basis.<\/p>\n

The Department states<\/a> the project only met with two objections – one regarding land use compatibility and another in relations to aesthetics and land use. The site on which the solar farm will be constructed is currently used for cropping and grazing.<\/p>\n

Green Light For Gregadoo<\/h2>\n

The decision published yesterday closely followed another made late last week granting approval<\/a> for a 47MW solar farm in Gregadoo, near Wagga Wagga.<\/p>\n

Greenswitch Australia’s project<\/a> will support more than 150 jobs during construction, which is expected to take up to 9 months. No objections were formally registered regarding the facility, although DoPE notes “a number” of surrounding landowners raised concerns about visual impacts and land use compatibility.<\/p>\n

Approximately 122,000 solar panels<\/a> mounted on single axis tracking systems will be installed across 96 hectares of the 150-hectare development site.<\/p>\n

572MW Of Large-Scale Solar Approved In A Week<\/h2>\n

The go-ahead for Mulwala marked the fourth large scale approval by DoPE in just over a week, collectively representing 572MW of capacity (AC). The other two projects to get a guernsey were Darlington Point Solar Farm<\/a> (275MW AC) and Suntop Solar Farm <\/a>(170MW AC).<\/p>\n

According to Department Of Planning & Environment Resource and Energy Assessments Director Clay Preshaw, 51 large scale solar energy projects have been approved across the state to date by the NSW Government and independent regional planning panels.<\/p>\n

Harwin Harangues Feds On Energy And Climate<\/h2>\n

New South Wales’ Berejiklian Liberal government appears to be going to great lengths to differentiate itself from its Federal counterpart – and it knows renewables are a vote-winner. The party is panicking as it faces an election next March, with some NSW Liberal MP’s fearing the Liberal brand has become toxic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, NSW Energy Minister Don Harwin was busy promoting the state’s renewable energy progress<\/a> and yesterday he cranked up the volume on energy issues to 11, creating a kerfuffle after he stated<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“The federal government is out of touch on energy and climate policy, which is preventing new investment and prices from falling. It’s time for them to change course.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In the lead-up to yesterday’s COAG Energy Council meeting, Minister Harwin said<\/a> he would be pushing for rules compelling power companies to reduce their carbon emissions.<\/p>\n

While this time of the year is noted as the season of goodwill and peace to all, it doesn’t appear there was a lot of that going around at the meeting.<\/p>\n

“I was very disappointed by the actions of the Federal Government at COAG Energy Council in Adelaide today,” stated Minister Harwin. “The refusal, on procedural grounds to let the vital matter of restoring an emissions obligation into national energy policy be discussed is extraordinary.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Minister says NSW will continue to pursue the matter with the COAG Energy Council.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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