Senate likely to throw up more barriers to wind farms

T

he Senate will likely vote on the renewable energy target today.

The vote, scheduled for Thursday, was delayed by last-minute negotiations between the Government and crossbenchers to further control wind farms.

The RET is critical to investment in more renewable energy power in Australia and political debate has caused long delays to projects ready to be built in Victoria.

Wind farms worth almost $5 billion are poised to go in Victoria.

Thirteen projects with 854 turbines have won municipal council and State Government support

Read the Weekly Times story - “More barriers to wind farms likely by Senate vote”.

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