Melbourne consortium underwrites windfarm in Australian-first deal
by Calla Wahlquist from Environment | The Guardian on (#38Q6S)
Some of Melbourne's most recognisable sights will be powered by a new 39-turbine windfarm after 14 organisations agree to buy half its power output
Three Melbourne councils, two universities, Zoos Victoria, and half a dozen corporations have banded together to underwrite a windfarm in western Victoria that will power some of the city's most recognisable buildings.
The group of 14 organisations, led by the City of Melbourne, has agreed to purchase half the power produced by a new 39-turbine, 80MW windfarm near Ararat, about 200km west of Melbourne.
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