Three new wind energy projects in New South Wales have been given the green light: the 1,332MW Liverpool Range Wind Farm near Coolah, the 700MW Spicers Creek Wind Farm near Gulgong, and the 372MW Hills of Gold Wind Farm near Nundle.
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These three projects will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 6.5 million tonnes— equivalent to taking more than 2 million passenger cars off the road every year.
The Labor Government has now approved a record 77 renewable energy projects— equivalent to powering over 10 million homes. This is the most renewable energy any government has ticked off in Australian history.
These approvals come with strict conditions to protect nature, including height limits and locations of turbines, land clearing limits, and management plans for birds and bats.
Minister for the Environment and Water, Tanya Plibersek MP said, “We’ve already added 15GW of renewable energy to the grid. That’s more energy capacity than Peter Dutton’s entire nuclear plan could hope to produce in 25 years.
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“This is what action on cost of living and climate change looks like. The choice is clear—a Labor government that is pumping renewables into the grid at record highs, or Peter Dutton and his $600 billion nuclear fantasy that pushes up power bills and keeps emissions higher for longer.”
