Paul Presentation 3

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NSW Renewable Energy Precincts

Paul Cruickshank

Coordinator New England North West

2010



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NSW Renewable EnergyGeneration

y Around 6% of NSW total

electricity usage is from

renewable energy sources.

y ~85% of NSW renewable energy

is from hydro.

y NSW Government State Plantarget: 20% renewable energy

consumption by 2020.

Renewable Generation in NSW in 2008

Solar

2%

Win

1%

Lan fill Ga

6%

Bioma

7%

H ro

84%



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Six Renewable Energy Precincts

y New England Tablelands

y

Upper Hunter y Central Tablelands

y NSW/ACT Border Region

y Cooma-Monaro

y South Coast



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Renewable energy precincts ± areas o ocus

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

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

y Kyoto 126 MW

yBoco Rock 146 MW

y Woodlawn 42 MW

y Capital 141 MW

Under assessment 2,000+ 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 supportor wind arms



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Wind Farm Development - Key issues

y Industry concerns

Approval time rames

Complexity & scope o requirements

Costs with planning approval process

Uncertainty

Objector court appeals

Cost and time or grid connection

y Community concerns

Noise impacts Visual impactsEquity issues Consultation

Uncertainty Impacts on wildli e

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 windb. Information resources (e.g. µwind energy: the

facts¶, µcommunity 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

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2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Financial year ending June

E m i s s i o n s a b a t e d ( t o n n e s )

150 MW 500 MW 3000 MW



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NSW Wind Map



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P New England North West proposals

y Ben omond Wind Farm AG 50-200 MW ± - 00 2MW Turbines

y Glen Innes Wind Farm In igen <80 MW - 2 x 2/3MW Turbines

y Moree Solar Farm ( ) BP Solar 50MW

y Moree Solar Farm (2) In igen 0MWy Sapphire Wind Farm Wind Prospect CWP 35 - 85MW - 8 x 2MW or

x 3.3 MW Turbines

y Thunderbolt Wind Farm Wind Prospect CWP 30 - 2 MW 53 x 2MWor 0 x 3.3 MW Turbines

y White Rock Wind Farm Epuron > 50MW approx 00 Turbines

y possible: Deepwater Wind Farm <30MW 5 Turbines

Armidale - Walcha >500MW > 200 Turbines

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