The Minns government is investing in new overhead powerlines to link regional renewable energy projects to the grid.
The NSW government will invest $800 million to fast-track the construction of overhead power cables to connect regional renewable projects to the grid, and will use $1 billion from the sale of the state’s poles and wires to establish a new Energy Security Corporation.
He warned hold-ups in connecting renewable energy projects in regional NSW to the eastern seaboard could also threaten supply and put pressure on power bills.
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