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| Myocum district, Byron Shire |
The Northern Star, 25 May 2019, p.8:
A solar farm flagged for
Byron Shire would be the biggest of its kind east of the ranges in New South Wales, according
to Byron Shire mayor Simon Richardson.
Cr Richardson said the
“massive” five megawatt solar farm planned for land adjacent to the shire’s tip
at Myocum would be a wise investment.
Coolamon Energy lodged a
development application for the $6.5 million project last month, which proposes
building the large-scale facility at Grays Lane, with the solar panels covering
6.3ha of the 73.53ha site.
At a meeting on Thursday
councillors voted to spend $465,000 on a final feasibility study for the
project.
Cr Richardson said the
council had already done a lot of business modelling and cost-benefit analysis
for the project.
In the DA, construction
is estimated to take 12-14 weeks.
The applicant claimed
the project would create jobs and help meet Byron Shire’s electricity demands.
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