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Another 115MW solar farm starts sending power to the grid in NSW

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Another new solar farm has begun sending power to the grid in New South Wales, with the 115MW (ac) Metz facility recording its first output this week.

Metz, owned by FRV and Omers Infrastructure, is the biggest solar farm in northern NSW and is located in the heart of the New England electorate of Nationals leader and deputy prime minister and renewable energy enthusiast Barnaby Joyce.

The solar farm is at the start of the commissioning process, and will gradually test all its inverters before ramping up through the various hold point tests defined by the Australian Energy Mark Operator. It is expected to reach full production in a few months.

Source: NEMLog

Metz is one of nine big solar farm projects being built by FRV in Australia, with the latest development being the Sebastapol solar farm, also in NSW, reaching full production (pictured above). Both projects have been built by Beon Energy Solutions.

Metz is contracted to supply green power to Snowy Hydro.

“We are excited to see another FRV’s project start injecting clean electricity into the grid and we look forward to see the plant at its full capacity soon”. FRV’s managing director in Australia, Carlo Frigerio, said in an emailed statement.

See RenewEconomy’s Large Scale Solar Farm Map of Australia

 

 

Giles Parkinson is founder and editor-in-chief of Renew Economy, and founder and editor of its EV-focused sister site The Driven. He is the co-host of the weekly Energy Insiders Podcast. Giles has been a journalist for more than 40 years and is a former deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review. You can find him on LinkedIn and on Twitter.

Giles Parkinson

Giles Parkinson is founder and editor-in-chief of Renew Economy, and founder and editor of its EV-focused sister site The Driven. He is the co-host of the weekly Energy Insiders Podcast. Giles has been a journalist for more than 40 years and is a former deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review. You can find him on LinkedIn and on Twitter.

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