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National Renewable Energy Priority List

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National Renewable Energy Priority List

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In collaboration with the states and territories, the federal government's Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has published the National Renewable Energy Priority List - a list of 56 projects which will provide coordinated support for regulatory planning and environmental approval processes for identified priority renewable energy projects across Australia.

The inaugural Priority List identifies 56 priority projects which - if approved through Commonwealth, state and territory regulatory planning and environmental processes - could deliver an additional 16 GW of generation and approximately 6 GW of storage capacity across the nation.

Nationally, these generation projects can provide the annual electricity needs for over 9 million homes. The storage projects could meet peak energy demand for over 5 million homes for up to 4 hours.

The priority list was drawn from a database built from multiple authoritative sources including the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) Generation Information, the Clean Energy Regulator – Renewable Energy Pipeline, and Rystad Renewable Energy Cube, supplemented with data sourced from AEMO's most current market analysis and plans, Geoscience Australia and states and territories.

To be eligible for inclusion on the inaugural priority list projects had to be greater than 30MW, pre-construction, on-grid, scheduled for completion by 31 December 2031 and key transmission projects that support the integration of renewables into the grid.

The list will be updated regularly to support continued facilitation of projects through required regulatory pathways and made public to ensure transparency. The methodology will also be reviewed in consultation with states and territories and industry. 

The creation of the list will enable project support to be developed on a case-by-case basis according to the needs of individual identified projects.

This will include both support from the Commonwealth Environment Regulator, state and territory regulators and complementary programs. This support builds on commitments already agreed upon in the respective Renewable Energy Transformation Agreements.

The list also adopts a ‘faster to yes, faster to no' approach. Identified projects will receive additional support and facilitation through regulatory and environmental processes. They will still have the same scrutiny applied as any other project and continue to be required to meet all statutory requirements. 

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