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Crookwell 3 wind farm gets green light, after court overturns planning refusal

Bridie Schmidt16 October 2020

Coal Governments NSW Government

Vales Point coal plant fined just $30,000 for dumping toxic pollution

Bridie Schmidt14 October 2020

Vales Point coal plant, which is to get $8.7m of taxpayers money to fund upgrades, fined just $30,000 for breaches of rules regarding dumping of toxic materials.

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NSW fast-tracks $1B Oven Mountain pumped-hydro project

Bridie Schmidt12 October 2020

NSW government fast-tracks planning approvals for 600MW Oven Mountain pumped hydro project with Critical State Significant Infrastructure designation.

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More renewables, less gas: South Australia turns energy debate upside down

Bridie Schmidt8 October 2020

South Australia government and transmission companies say benefits of more wind and solar, and less gas, will more than offset ballooning costs of new link to NSW.

Governments News & Commentary NSW Government Solar

NSW, the sleeping giant of rooftop solar, is about to awake

Giles Parkinson22 March 2018

NSW is expected to overtake Queensland as biggest market for rooftop solar and will have 50 per cent more capacity than any other state by the mid-2030s.

Governments NSW Government

NSW eyes 77,000MW of wind and solar as it prepares shift beyond coal

Giles Parkinson22 March 201822 March 2018

NSW says three regional energy zones could host 77,000MW of wind and solar capacity - enough to meet demands of modern energy system.

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NSW solar tariff cut – reward for slashing power price peaks

Sophie Vorrath21 March 201821 March 2018

NSW pricing regulator flags a cut to state's solar feed-in tariff, linked to fall in wholesale power prices rooftop solar helped deliver.

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Sydney Markets takes rooftop solar to massive 3MW – maybe more to come

Sophie Vorrath14 March 2018

Sydney Markets adds another 2.2MW PV array to take total rooftop solar capacity to more than 3MW, says there’s room to go bigger.

Climate Governments NSW Government Press Releases Renewables

Office and tourism sectors join climate change battle

City of Sydney8 March 2018

Following its success with Sydney’s major commercial landlords, the City is now enlisting the office, accommodation and entertainment sectors in the battle to slash carbon emissions.

News & Commentary NSW Government one step Solar

Solar PPA partners named in potential 10MW NSW PV rollout

Sophie Vorrath5 March 20185 March 2018

NSW govt set to roll out solar across its buildings and infrastructure after selection of five “prequalified, carefully vetted” solar PPA suppliers.

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Downsized NSW wind farm rejected, again, by state planning department

Sophie Vorrath28 February 201828 February 2018

Proposed 54-turbine Jupiter Wind Farm rejected again by state planners, as “fundamentally unsuitable” for site and surrounds.

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