RET Watch: Mt Mercer a RET success but future developments suffer

Meridian Energy Australia’s previously delayed Mount Mercer Wind Farm in Victoria nears completion as the forthcoming Renewable Energy Target (RET) review cools industry confidence. 64 wind turbines with a collective capacity of 131 megawatts will be added to the National Electricity Market by midyear thanks to Meridian’s $260 million dollar investment outside of Elaine, Victoria. […]

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Wind farms: two steps forward, one step back

Todays news has seen two wind farms getting the go-ahead, and one abandoned by its proponent. Hepburn Wind’s two 2.05MW REpower turbines Giles Parkinson at Renew Economy reports on the Taralga wind farm in NSW: CBD Energy said it has signed a power purchase agreement with TRUenergy that will allow construction of the 108MW Taralga […]

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