Farmers encouraged to lease their land for renewable energy farms

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A pilot program for renewable energy in the NSW central west could provide a boost to farmer income and productivity.

Farmers in the New South Wales central west are being urged to consider hosting renewable energy sources on their properties as part of a pilot program in the region.The State Government has singled out the central west for a 3,000-megawatt Renewable Energy ZoneThey say it's improved the quality of their land and production

The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment [DPIE] said the REZ would unlock 3,000 megawatts of power, and trigger more than $4 billion in investment.

 

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Hundreds of Victorian farmers want to start fracking as well......what's the hold up.......Victorian families are being screwed by state labor government's dirty deals with greens .

⚠️One big hailstorm and the panels are destroyed then you may be facing heavy metal contamination of your property which would prevent you from producing food on it ever again. Pic below shows 17,000 (one-third) of the solar panels destroyed in a single storm event. Texas 2016

Will they also be encouraged to offer a landfill sire for all the plastic waste in a couple of decades?

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