Dr Saul Griffith addressing a family fun day in support of offshore wind energy in Wollongong.Credit:Nick O’Malley
“Through this zone,the Albanese government will deliver up to 2.9 gigawatts of reliable renewable power – enough to power 1.8 million homes,” Bowen said.
The Department of Climate Change,Energy,the Environment and Water originally proposed a zone stretching across 1461 square kilometres of the Pacific Ocean from Wombarra in the north to Kiama in the south.
Government sources said the total size would be reduced by a third following the public consultation. As a result,the potential power generation would shrink from 4.2 gigawatts to 2.9 gigawatts.
The zone was originally proposed to start 10 kilometres offshore,and that would increase to 20 kilometres.
Protests against wind farms off the south coast include those with genuine environmental concerns and also opponents to renewables.Credit:AAP
The creation of the zone opens it up for projects to apply to build offshore wind within the boundaries.