‘Field of dreams’: Queensland plans to build Australia’s largest publicly owned windfarm

Government says the 150-turbine windfarm could generate enough electricity to power 230,000 homes

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Australia's largest publicly owned windfarm could be built in Queensland, with the state government planning to spend $776m in the state's west.

The premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, said the funding would help Queensland become a global renewable-energy superpower" and comes just days before the release of a 10-year energy plan for the state.

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