Investment in large-scale renewable energy, apart from some federally funded large-scale solar projects, has all but dried up. In May, a report by the Climate Council rated NSW as the “worst place” for renewable energy investment in Australia. It’s ironic because NSW has the biggest pipeline of undeveloped renewable energy projects in the country. It should see Victoria claim a big share of the renewable energy pie out to 2025 and beyond … and facilitate the creation of new jobs in emerging industries in regional and rural areas of Victoria, where renewable energy power plants are usually built. At that time, the Victoria government introduced its own state target, known then as the Victorian renewable energy target, to protect jobs and get projects built.

Source: The Guardian July 06, 2016 00:17 UTC