Solis RE – Repowering Gippsland
Project Repowering Gippsland
Project Repowering Gippsland’s objective is to reduce the burden on the grid whilst focusing on cleaner ways to produce energy. Project Repowering Gippsland’s primary objective will be to focus on solar and battery power, then wind power and finally other power alternatives such as hydrogen. It will leverage off the existing transmission network in place from coal power plants whilst providing reliable, efficient, low cost power and big battery storage so that power is dispatched according to demand. The project will firm up the supply and reliability of distribution of power in the region, which currently suffers from supply and voltage issues.
Project Included
The Ferguson Family and Marathon Electrical have formed a consortium with Solis RE. They are local to the region and focused on large economic and community benefits for the region. Community engagement is a key focus for Solis RE and this program will be developed in conjunction with the Wellington Shire Council and DELWP consultation guidelines. The project will provide substantial economic benefit to the region by enabling business owners to enter into Commercial PPA’s with the Project, at substantially reduced rates to the current market. Solis RE will be engaging with the community in advance of submitting a planning application, including seeking the support of the local community and listening to their views and suggestions. The communities will be given the opportunity to invest in their local solar farm.
Solis RE has secured 10,800 acres of land which are ideal for renewable projects. They are considered low grad argricultural land whilst in close proximity to transmission lines and are also exposed to high levels of sunlight and wind. The majority land owner is the Ferguson family with substantial landholdings and farming properties in the region and are extremely community centric. They are concerned about the power supply and reliability issues affecting the region and their communities.
One of Project Repowering Gippsland’s key aims will be to help the Gippsland community through community engagement activities and providing jobs.
