Premier Denis Napthine has declared his personal love for wind turbines, but says his government’s restrictions to where they can be built won’t change.
Dr Napthine on Friday launched the Macarthur wind farm in Victoria’s south-west, the largest wind energy project in the southern hemisphere.
The Macarthur project was built by AGL Energy and New Zealand firm Meridian Energy, cost $1 billion, and sits in Dr Napthine’s electorate. It consists of 140 turbines generating up to 420 megawatts of electricity, enough for 252,000 average households.
Speaking at the launch Dr Napthine said he thought wind turbines were “majestic”.
“I remember year’s ago seeing wind turbines in Wales and parking on the side of the road and just watching them,” he said.
“I think they are absolutely fantastic, they’re not right in every place, but in places like this, the wide open plains, I think they are really valuable in term of the energy they produce.”
“I think they are majestic, and I actually love them.”
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