The future of renewable energy projects in regional New South Wales has come under renewed scrutiny, with a parliamentary inquiry highlighting significant community impacts and prompting calls for a pause to reassess the rollout.
The Inquiry into Renewable Energy Zones (REZ) delivered its first report last week, recognising long-standing concerns about consultation, land use, and social division.
While its initial recommendation for a moratorium was softened to a cumulative impact study, the findings have reignited debate over how renewables should be developed in the bush…