NSW farmers to get $200,000 for every kilometre of transmission wires on their land

Farmers for Climate Action say the state government's scheme could speed up the switch to renewables

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Regional New South Wales landowners will be offered $200,000 a kilometre to have electrical transmission wires on their properties, as the state government looks to ramp up renewables.

The Strategic Benefit Payments Scheme, announced by the NSW government on Tuesday, is designed to support a changing energy grid as more renewable energy sources come online.

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