Renewable Energy Zones - Planning
The draft Transmission Plan is published below. You may have to click where it says "click here"
They want submissions to the plan by 24 June. (soon!)
Pages of interest are: P. 12: Fig 1 - map of the renewable energy zones, and power lines.
p.15 and 16: Table 2 - works to be done. "upgrade existing infrastructure"
(This maybe does NOT include our 550KV line)
p. 46, 47 and 50: Overview of engagement outcomes with communities generally.
p. 60 to 62: Overview of engagement with Central Highlands REZ. (our area)
They want submissions to the plan by 24 June. (soon!)
Pages of interest are: P. 12: Fig 1 - map of the renewable energy zones, and power lines.
p.15 and 16: Table 2 - works to be done. "upgrade existing infrastructure"
(This maybe does NOT include our 550KV line)
p. 46, 47 and 50: Overview of engagement outcomes with communities generally.
p. 60 to 62: Overview of engagement with Central Highlands REZ. (our area)
7. Click here for the latest Updates to the Plan based on the feedback they received. It says what you would expect, but Highlights are: summarized as quite good charts on Pages 16 -17, Community feedback on Pages 19 - 25, Traditional Owner on P. 25. Industry on Pages 26 - 29.
6. Click here for the "Developing the 2025 Victorian Transmission Plan" The Government are asking for feedback by 25 June 2024. The link explains ways to make a submission and includes many Fact Sheets.
This area is in a Tier1 (most probable) area for development.
How can we put it to our advantage? More details about possible benefits at
5. https://engage.vic.gov.au/vtif-rez-community-benefits
The DRAFT benefits are significant. Worth reading.
4. Copy of a Guardian article on the topic
3. Click here for The declared offshore windfarm area off Warrnambool
It is ENORMOUS and will require power into the grid. They plan to finish the Gippsland one first.
2. The Strategic Land Use Assessment Guidelines has maps of priority wind, solar and transmission line areas , and which has least constraints (pages 29 - 35). We scored well in all of them!
1.Who is VicGrid and what do they do?
They are the crowd who are behind all the planning.
6. Click here for the "Developing the 2025 Victorian Transmission Plan" The Government are asking for feedback by 25 June 2024. The link explains ways to make a submission and includes many Fact Sheets.
This area is in a Tier1 (most probable) area for development.
How can we put it to our advantage? More details about possible benefits at
5. https://engage.vic.gov.au/vtif-rez-community-benefits
The DRAFT benefits are significant. Worth reading.
4. Copy of a Guardian article on the topic
3. Click here for The declared offshore windfarm area off Warrnambool
It is ENORMOUS and will require power into the grid. They plan to finish the Gippsland one first.
2. The Strategic Land Use Assessment Guidelines has maps of priority wind, solar and transmission line areas , and which has least constraints (pages 29 - 35). We scored well in all of them!
1.Who is VicGrid and what do they do?
They are the crowd who are behind all the planning.
