The Hazelwood North Solar Farm
The Hazelwood North Solar Farm is a solar energy and battery storage facility with a generation of 450 megawatts to be built on farmland between Traralgon and Morwell.
Similar facility in Darlington Point
Key facts
- Location: Located on a 1,100 ha property between Morwell and Traralgon, in the heart of the Latrobe Valley. The site is well connected to important access points the Princes Highway, Firmins Lane, and Hazelwood Road.
- Capacity: 450 MW photovoltaic solar energy facility and associated infrastructure, with battery energy storage system (BESS) of approximately 1800 MWh of capacity, a substation, and associated infrastructure. The solar farm would provide enough clean electricity to power approximately 130,000 Victorian homes. This is equivalent to 56,000 average commercial and residential rooftop solar installations. The solar farm would produce approximately 590,000 MWh of clean electricity annually to the national grid.
- Job Creation: Approximately 400 - 500 direct jobs in construction, and approximately 11 direct jobs during operation, with local job training and procurement prioritised.
- Environmental Impact: The Hazelwood North Solar Farm would reduce the reliance on brown coal in the region, contributing to improving air quality, and health outcomes for the community.
- Website: The Hazelwood North Solar Farm website