Rye Park Wind Farm – Project Benefits

• Around 250 jobs during construction
• Around 10 jobs during long-term operations
• Supporting local businesses and creating jobs by buying local goods and services
• Upgrades to local roads
• Creation of additional fire breaks and improved access roads for fire fighting

• More than $230,000 per year in community funding
• Around $3 million in direct payments to local landowners during operations
• Significant local and regional economic benefits
• Help farmers generate extra income, diversify use of land, insure against market downturns and provide an income stream during retirement

• Clean and renewable source of energy
• An average annual energy production of 1,188 GWh (lifetime P50), which is equivalent to powering approximately 215,000 homes
• Offsets the emission of more than 960,000 tonnes of CO2 per annum – the equivalent to removing approximately 300,000 cars from the roads each year
• Construction carbon emissions offset within first year of operation
• Zero carbon emissions during operation
• Building increased knowledge of local plant and animal species through surveys, monitoring and protection

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