NSW Renewable Energy Precincts

Paul Cruickshank
Coordinator New England North West

2010

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 NSW Renewable Energy
Generation
Wind
1%
Landfill Gas Solar
Biomass
7%
 Around 6% of NSW total
6% 2% electricity usage is from
renewable energy sources.

 ~85% of NSW renewable energy

is from hydro.

 NSW Government State Plan

target: 20% renewable energy
consumption by 2020.
Hydro
84%

Renewable Generation in NSW in 2008

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Six Renewable Energy Precincts
 New England Tablelands
 Upper Hunter
 Central Tablelands
 NSW/ACT Border Region
 Cooma-Monaro
 South Coast

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Renewable energy precincts – areas of focus

1. Build community acceptance & facilitate well-sited/designed

wind farms
2. Promote uptake of sustainability programs e.g. micro-wind/
rooftop solar
3. Identify and promote other renewable energy technologies
e.g. solar, bio-energy

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 NSW Wind Farms approved and under
assessment

Approved 2,900+ MW Under assessment 2,000+ MW

• Cullerin Range 30MW
• Crookwell II 92MW
• Silverton(1) 846 MW
• Silverton(2) 948 MW
• Gullen Range 241 MW
• Taralga 186 MW
• Conroys Gap 30 MW
• Black Springs 19 MW
• Glen Innes 81 MW
• Gunning 46 MW
• Snowy Plains 30MW
 Kyoto 126 MW
Boco Rock 146 MW
 Woodlawn 42 MW
 Capital 141 MW
• Adjungbilly 39MW
• Carrols Ridge 108MW
• Crookwell III 116MW
• Crudine Ridge (Sofala) 160MW
• Flyers Creek 100 MW
• Yass 547 MW
• Sapphire 525 MW
• Birrema 264MW
• Paling Yards 180MW
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Renewable Energy Precincts – community support
for wind farms

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 Wind Farm Development - Key issues
 Industry concerns
Approval timeframes
Complexity & scope of requirements
Costs with planning approval process
Uncertainty
Objector court appeals
Cost and time for grid connection

 Community concerns
Noise impacts Visual impacts
Equity issues Consultation
Uncertainty Impacts on wildlife
Property value impacts
Smart site selection is the key
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Renewable energy precincts – next steps
a. Community events
a. Landholders & the wind industry
b. Small & community-owned wind
b. Information resources (e.g. ‘wind energy: the
facts’, ‘community attitudes to wind farms’)
c. Clean Energy Jobs project: partnership with
Climate Institute
d. Update NSW planning assessment guidelines
following release of draft national guidelines
e. Greenhouse gas savings: on-line tool
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NSW Wind Farm Greenhouse Savings Tool
150 MW 500 MW 3000 MW
10,000,000

9,000,000

8,000,000

7,000,000
Emissions abated (tonnes)

6,000,000

5,000,000

4,000,000

3,000,000

2,000,000

1,000,000

0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Financial year ending June

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NSW Wind Map

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P1 New England North West proposals

 Ben Lomond Wind Farm AGL 150-200 MW – 74-100 2MW Turbines

 Glen Innes Wind Farm Infigen <80 MW - 26 x 2/3MW Turbines
 Moree Solar Farm (1) BP Solar 150MW
 Moree Solar Farm (2) Infigen 60MW
 Sapphire Wind Farm Wind Prospect CWP 356-485MW - 78 x 2MW or
147 x 3.3 MW Turbines
 Thunderbolt Wind Farm Wind Prospect CWP 306-462 MW153 x 2MW
or 140 x 3.3 MW Turbines
 White Rock Wind Farm Epuron >150MW approx 100 Turbines

 possible: Deepwater Wind Farm <30MW 15 Turbines

Armidale - Walcha >500MW > 200 Turbines

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