This is BIG !
Acciona says it hopes to start early works in 2025, followed by full construction through to approximately 2027. The wind farm will have an operational life of approximately 30 years.
The wind projects are located in south-east renewable energy zone in the southern downs region of Queensland, on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range
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But they are also in the federal electorate of Maranoa, held by Nationals leader David Littleproud, who has said he wants to stop large scale wind and solar projects across Australia, and has threatened to tear up contracts written by the Commonwealth to support such developments.
In its application under the federal EPBC Act, Acciona says community support for the Macintyre component has grown significantly since construction began, with support for the project increasing from 49 per cent in Q3, 2023 to 58 per cent in Q1 2024.
It says opposition to the MacIntyre wind project (20 per cent of respondents) had decreased by one third over this period and was lower than community opposition to the renewable energy transition generally (40 per cent of respondents).
The project will be spread over around 22 freehold properties, about half of which is used for grazing and the other half featuring remnant and high value regrowth vegetation.
