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What is the Wellington solar farm?

First Solar Australia is proposing to deliver the Wellington Solar Farm, a 180 megawatt (MW) capacity photovoltaic (PV) solar power project located approximately two kilometres north east of Wellington in New South Wales (NSW).

What is the Wellington solar project?

This project consists of a 200MWdc solar farm at Goolma Road, Wuuluman. Construction on this project commenced in December 2019. Interested parties will be able to find all the information they need about the Wellington solar project here.

Where is the Wellington solar farm proposal site located?

The Wellington Solar Farm proposal site is located on Lots 99, 102, 103 and 104/DP2987; Lot1/DP34690, Lots 89,90,91 and 92/DP520396; and Lot 2/DP807187. The extent of the 550 hectare solar farm site is illustrated in Figure 1-1 and on the preliminary constraints mapping provided at Appendix B.

How long will the Wellington solar farm last?

An indicative layout will be developed, informed by detailed site investigations, consultation and environmental assessment during the planning and design stage, for submission in the EIS. The Wellington Solar Farm would be expected to operate for 30 years. The construction phase of the proposal would take approximately 12 months.

Does the Wellington solar farm proposal impact environmental heritage?

The potential to impact environmental heritage is discussed in Section 5.2 of this report. NGH Environmental has undertaken a preliminary constraints analysis of the Wellington Solar Farm proposal site.

Where would a solar farm connect to a substation?

The proposed solar farm would connect to an existing substation south of the site. The Wellington Solar Farm proposal site is located on Lots 99, 102, 103 and 104/DP2987; Lot1/DP34690, Lots 89,90,91 and 92/DP520396; and Lot 2/DP807187.