{"id":169471,"date":"2017-02-10T00:19:41","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T14:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=169471"},"modified":"2020-09-23T21:18:50","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T11:18:50","slug":"wind-farm-passes-another-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2017\/02\/10\/wind-farm-passes-another-milestone\/","title":{"rendered":"Wind Farm Passes Another Milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wind turbines located at spaces along a ridge, similar to the proposed development at Coopers Gap (Photo: AGL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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AGL Project Manager Evan Carless<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 9, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Coopers Gap Wind Farm project has moved another step forward with news the Queensland Office of the Coordinator-General (OCG) has accepted AGL’s Environmental Impact Statement.<\/p>\n

The announcement was made at the Community Consultative Committee meeting held at the Cooranga North Memorial Hall on Thursday.<\/p>\n

AGL Coopers Gap Wind Farm project manager Evan Carless said it was a “very encouraging” milestone.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe project is moving along well. From here the OCG will evaluate the EIS and provide a final determination, which is anticipated in March 2017,” he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is still a way to go, but having the OCG accept our EIS, which took into consideration noise and potential economic benefits, is another step forward for the project.<\/p>\n

\u201cContinually consulting with the community throughout the process is a priority and a fundamental element to the success of the project. We very much appreciate the community\u2019s commitment to it.”<\/p>\n

AGL hopes that the Coopers Gap Wind Farm will be the next greenfield renewable development offered to the Powering Australian Renewables Fund (PARF).<\/strong><\/p>\n

The PARF is a partnership between AGL, QIC and Future Fund, which is targeting the development of approximately 1000MW of large-scale renewable energy projects.<\/p>\n

The Coopers Gap Wind Farm is proposed to have a capacity of approximately 400MW.<\/p>\n

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