Renewable energy & grass fed lamb

The proposed Blind Creek Solar Farm project is located on pastoral land approximately 8km north-west of Bungendore, NSW.

The project comprises the construction and operation of a solar farm with an estimated capacity of up to 350MWac and associated infrastructure, including a substation and battery storage of nominally 300MW / 600MWh.

The project was founded by local farmers with a multi-generational connection to the site and to the local community, together with a team of renewable energy experts. The characteristics of the project reflect their vision to co-locate regenerative agriculture with solar, engage in genuine community consultation and include the community in the project’s financial benefits.

The goal is for renewable energy production to co-exist with organic grass-fed lambs, regenerative agriculture, a soil carbon sequestration project and restoration of biodiversity. Once constructed, the up to 350MW solar farm will produce up to 735,000 MWh of electricity per year – enough to power approximately 124,000 houses.

The economic benefits of the project to the local community will be significant, including jobs during construction and operation, as well as flow-on effects to local businesses through use of local amenities such as accommodation, restaurants and shops, for example.

Also integral to the project, is the Community Benefit Sharing Scheme. Based on a 350MW project, the community and neighbours will benefit from a share of between $2 and $3.5 million, depending on whether the funds are distributed upfront or over the life of the project.

The project is currently going through the Development Approval process: https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects