The Proposal
The proposed Salisbury Solar Farm is a 700 megawatt (MWDC) solar farm project located in Salisbury Plains, NSW.
About the Project
Once operating, the Proposal will generate up to 1,300,000MWh of electricity each year, which would be the equivalent to the electricity use of approximately 240,000 households in NSW. The Walcha Energy Project, and this Proposal, would each provide wide environmental benefits for the whole of the local community and a progressive benefit sharing scheme where the neighbours and the local community receive direct financial benefits from each part of the overall development. The Proposal includes the transmission corridors for the solar farm at Salisbury Plains but will be of a sufficient width to accommodate any future transmission infrastructure that may be required for subsequent stages of the Walcha Energy Project (to the extent that those further stages may overlap with the land the subject of this Proposal).
Once operating, the Proposal will generate up to 1,300,000MWh of electricity each year, which would be the equivalent to the electricity use of approximately 240,000 households in NSW. The Walcha Energy Project, and this Proposal, would each provide wide environmental benefits for the whole of the local community and a progressive benefit sharing scheme where the neighbours and the local community receive direct financial benefits from each part of the overall development. The Proposal includes the transmission corridors for the solar farm at Salisbury Plains but will be of a sufficient width to accommodate any future transmission infrastructure that may be required for subsequent stages of the Walcha Energy Project (to the extent that those further stages may overlap with the land the subject of this Proposal).
Timeline
The Opportunity
We believe that the Uralla RE Hub represents an opportunity to drive significant economic development for the New England region. The pipeline of new projects in the planning system and connection process is much greater than the existing transmission capacity. The Walcha Energy Project is committed to working collaboratively with other renewable energy developers and relevant stakeholders to deliver the Uralla RE Hub. In other States and globally we have seen the benefit derived from shared connection facilities and new hubs which support the development of large scale new renewable energy projects across a region and reduce system costs.
We believe that the Uralla RE Hub represents an opportunity to drive significant economic development for the New England region. The pipeline of new projects in the planning system and connection process is much greater than the existing transmission capacity. The Walcha Energy Project is committed to working collaboratively with other renewable energy developers and relevant stakeholders to deliver the Uralla RE Hub. In other States and globally we have seen the benefit derived from shared connection facilities and new hubs which support the development of large scale new renewable energy projects across a region and reduce system costs.
