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Wind power going ahead in New South Wales

Hunter Valley energy farm to power homes Sydney Morning Herald February 9, 2010 A $190 million renewable energy farm that will provide power for 47,000 Hunter Valley homes has been given planning approval by the NSW government.

The Kyoto Energy Park near Scone will feature up to 100 hectares of solar panels, 34 wind turbines and a hydroelectric generator when it is completed by 2013.The farm will produce up to 113 megawatts of renewable energy, with the carbon savings equivalent to taking 60,000 cars off the road each year.NSW Premier Kristina Keneally said the farm, to be built and run by private firm Pamada Pty Ltd, was a “model for future power generation”………..

Since 2004, the NSW government and local councils have approved 17 wind farms across the state, the biggest being the Silverton Wind Farm at Broken Hill.

The $2.2 billion project, the largest in Australia, will generate enough power to supply an average of 437,500 homes – an estimated 4.5 per cent of the state’s electricity needs.

Hunter Valley energy farm to power homes

February 11, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1, climate change - global warming, energy, New South Wales, wind | Australia, climate change, climate change - global warming, energy, renewable, wind