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The Plains Renewable Hub Wind Component

Sector: Solar • Location: Hay, New South Wales, Australia

Source: RenewEconomy

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The Plains renewable hub, proposed south of Hay in NSW, is a wind, solar, and battery project. The wind component has been revised to reduce the number of turbines to 171 and lower the blade tip height to 270 meters, reducing total wind capacity to 1.23 GW. The project aims to address environmental and community concerns and is seeking new ways to connect to the grid due to capacity constraints in

Status
Prospective
Sector
Solar, Energy Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Wind
Location
Hay, New South Wales, Australia
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
RenewEconomy

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The project “The Plains Renewable Hub Wind Component” is an infrastructure initiative in the Solar sector, located in Hay, New South Wales, Australia. Taiyo aggregates data on it from RenewEconomy.

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2026-07-22

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The Plains renewable hub, proposed south of Hay in NSW, is a wind, solar, and battery project. The wind component has been revised to reduce the number of turbines to 171 and lower the blade tip height to 270 meters, reducing total wind capacity to 1.23 GW. The project aims to address environmental and community concerns and is seeking new ways to connect to the grid due to capacity constraints in the South-West renewable energy zone.

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Renewable Energy

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Australia

State

New South Wales

City

Hay

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Solar, Energy Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Wind

Article published date

2025-09-16

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