Hillston Solar Farm

This proposal for intermittent power is another of a continuing threat to electricity security for NSW and a cause of increased wholesale and consumer power prices.

The proponent has provided no evidence that this project will not further raise NSW electricity prices and not increase the threat to the stability and security of NSW electricity supply.

As a consequence of similar projects, consumer prices in real (i.e. inflation-adjusted) terms for the people of NSW have doubled since 2000. This project, depending as it does, on revenue from renewable energy certificates, which all electricity consumers are forced to pay for, will further increase NSW electricity prices.

The Department already has detailed submissions from me as to why addition of intermittent energy generators (solar and wind) are a threat to NSW electricity security.

The PAC has admitted in response to a GIPA request that it has been approving similar installations without the PAC having any analysis or evidence that they pose no threat to NSW electricity security.

The Secretary of DPE, in a letter to me, has admitted that the Department also has no such analysis and no plan for adding such facilities to the grid without causing threats to the grid.

Both DPE and the PAC have been in breach of the EP&A Act for their wilful disregard of the impact of such projects on the public interest and specifically for not carefully evaluating the impact on utilities.

Approval of this intermittent electricity project would be another decision contrary to the provisions of the EP&A Act.

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