⚡ NSW Solar-Battery Project Pushed to IPC Review! ⚡

Locals Outnumbered by Distant Objectors — Yet Project Faces New Scrutiny

🏗️ Project: Tallawang Solar Hybrid (Gulgong, NSW)

🔋 500 MW Solar + 500 MW / 100 MWh Battery (DC-coupled)

🌞 Bifacial panels + Sheep grazing planned

✅ NSW Planning Dept approved it

🚨 BUT: 54 out of 56 public objections in 2022 = IPC review triggered

📅 IPC Hearing: August 18

📌 Breakdown of objections:

• 🏘️ 9 locals (within 5km)

• 🧭 18 from 5–100 km away

• 🌏 24 from over 100 km away

• ❓ 3 unspecified

📜 Why IPC Involved?

NSW law: 50+ objections = automatic IPC reviewEven non-local objectors count

🏛️ Local council (Warrumbungle) says:

❌ Cumulative impact still under-assessed

🚧 Who pays for road wear, waste, & workforce housing?

📊 State Planning Dept says:

✅ No major cumulative impacts

🛣️ Staggered construction, varied haulage routes

🏘️ On-site 400-worker camp will ease housing pressure

📢 Broader objections from afar:

❓ “Can renewables deliver reliability?”

🌾 “Agricultural land loss!”

⚖️ “Policy failures!”

🆕 Project now backed by Potentia Energy

🎯 Part of Central West Orana REZ — surrounded by 6+ other major projects

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