jimmy35
27th October 2006, 12:42
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$600m wind farm gets go-ahead
THE largest wind farm in the southern hemisphere - able to power a small city - has been approved from the Victorian government.
AGL will build the $600 million wind farm at Macarthur in the state's west.
Planning Minister Rob Hulls said the 183-turbine farm, spread over 55sq km, would have the capacity to generate up to 329 megawatts of electricity.
Mr Hulls said the electricity generated would be enough to power almost 190,000 homes every year.
"The approval at the Macarthur wind farm shows that the Bracks' government is certainly taking climate change seriously," he told reporters.
Mr Hulls said the wind farm would help the government reach its target of sourcing 10 per cent of electricity from renewable energy sources by 2016.
As it should , small price to pay for a few redneck mallee ringtails .
$600m wind farm gets go-ahead
THE largest wind farm in the southern hemisphere - able to power a small city - has been approved from the Victorian government.
AGL will build the $600 million wind farm at Macarthur in the state's west.
Planning Minister Rob Hulls said the 183-turbine farm, spread over 55sq km, would have the capacity to generate up to 329 megawatts of electricity.
Mr Hulls said the electricity generated would be enough to power almost 190,000 homes every year.
"The approval at the Macarthur wind farm shows that the Bracks' government is certainly taking climate change seriously," he told reporters.
Mr Hulls said the wind farm would help the government reach its target of sourcing 10 per cent of electricity from renewable energy sources by 2016.
As it should , small price to pay for a few redneck mallee ringtails .