Red4NE
We're not anti-renewables. We're a community asking a fair question about the wind farms, solar farms and transmission lines proposed across the New England Renewable Energy Zone: how much can one region take? We're local people standing up for our own backyard, without losing sight of the bigger picture: an energy future that is reliable, affordable and fair for the whole country.
Consultation in Reverse: How EnergyCo Decided First and Asked Later
Consultation in Reverse: How EnergyCo Decided First and Asked Later The Core Problem The Community and Employment Benefit Program (CEBP) Policy Paper, published by EnergyCo in July 2024, is presented as evidence of the NSW Government's commitment to sharing the benefits of the energy transition with regional communities. It speaks of collaboration, consultation, community voice, and legacy outcomes. But it arrives years too late — and in the wrong order. The critical decisions that will shape...
They built the house on our land and now they're asking us to pick the curtains
🔴 "They built the house on our land and now they're asking us to pick the curtains" EnergyCo has released a 25-page policy paper on how it plans to share the "benefits" of the New England REZ with our communities. Sounds good. Until you read it. Here's what it DOESN'T contain: ❌ No dollar amounts. We don't know how much is in the fund ❌ No access fee rates. We don't know what developers will pay ❌ No definition of "host community". The most impacted towns have no guaranteed share ❌ No...