{"id":61299,"date":"2022-04-27T12:38:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T02:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=61299"},"modified":"2024-07-03T11:26:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T01:56:16","slug":"hillston-solar-farm-mb2450","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/hillston-solar-farm-mb2450\/","title":{"rendered":"Hillston Solar Farm Hits 100% Generation Ahead Of Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hillston<\/p>\n

Amp Power Australia’s 120MW Hillston Solar Farm in south- west New South Wales is now cranking at full capacity. <\/p>\n

The local operating company of Toronto-headquartered Amp Energy said it had reached full generation in under three months from initial energisation.<\/p>\n

“Reaching full output ahead of schedule is a testament to the cooperation of all stakeholders, in particular the Distribution Network Service Provider Essential Energy, and the proactive management from our local team\u201d, stated<\/a> Dean Cooper, Executive Vice President and Head of Amp Power Australia.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Located around 3.5 km south of the township of Hillston<\/a> and adjacent to Essential Energy’s 132\/33 kV Hillston sub-station, it’s expected Hillston Solar Farm will generate approximately 235,000 gigawatt-hours of clean electricity annually while avoiding more than 160,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year.<\/p>\n

Planning consent for the facility was awarded by the NSW State Government in late 2017 and Amp Energy closed financing for the project in September last year.<\/p>\n

Hillston To Help Power Dozens Of NSW Councils<\/h2>\n

Some of the output from Hillston has been earmarked for a Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC) brokered deal involving 25 NSW local governments. Overall, more than 83% of participating councils\u2019 total electricity supply will be covered by electricity generated by Hillston, Moree and Nevertire Solar Farms; all of which are located in the state. The 4.5 year agreement has an option to extend for up to 4 more years by participating councils.<\/p>\n

Collectively, more than 214 gigawatt hours of electricity will be delivered under the arrangement annually.<\/p>\n

Amp Australia has 8 projects in its portfolio totalling more than 1.5GW of solar power generation and 550MW\/1100MWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) assets. Among the company’s other local projects:<\/p>\n