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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Jamieson Murphy

$880m solar farm will be able to power every home in the Hunter Valley

An artist impression of the solar farm. Picture supplied by Lightsource BP

An $880-millon solar farm near Merriwa has been given the green light by the NSW government and will generate more than enough energy to power the entire region.

The 450-megawatt Goulburn River Solar Farm, which will include a battery energy storage system, is expected to create 350 construction jobs.

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