Victoria OKs wind and battery energy projects

These were fast-tracked through the Development Facilitation Program.

The government of Victoria has approved two renewable energy projects that will benefit nearly 170,000 households.

In a statement, the government said it has given its go signal to the Brewster Wind Farm near Beaufort and the Baranduda Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) near Wodonga.

The six-turbine 40-megawatt (MW) wind farm at Brewster will provide energy for approximately 25,000 households annually, whilst the 400-MW Baranduda BESS will connect to the Wodonga Terminal Station and have the capacity to meet the evening peak demand needs of 140,000 households each year.

The Labor Government opened up the Development Facilitation Program to include renewable energy projects last year. Since then, more than $1b worth of renewable energy projects have been fast-tracked.