April 14, 2024 In Unkategorisiert
Proposed $4bn pumped hydro mission may energy a 3rd of Sydney’s families through 2031
Private energy retailer behind the project above Lake Burragorang says venture would be about half the generation size of Snowy 2.0
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Sydney’s main source of drinking water could also supply enough renewable energy to power almost a third of the city’s households by 2031 if a pumped hydro project using a former coal washery proceeds as planned.
Zen Energy, an energy retailer, announced on Thursday it had signed an agreement with the state-owned Water NSW to build a reservoir at Nattai on the escarpment about 400m above Lake Burragorang on Sydney’s south-west fringe.
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