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Yarrowyck Wind Farm

EDF Renewables Australia

windearly proposalConfidence: MediumCertainty: low

Capacity and technology

Technology

wind

Capacity (MW)

unknown

Estimated capex, local spend and peak workforce

Total development cost

unknown unknown

Capacity unknown — capex cannot be benchmark-estimated.

Estimated local / regional spend

unknown unknown

Local spend not estimable without a capex figure.

Estimated peak construction workforce

unknown

Industry benchmark: ~0.7 FTE/MW wind, 0.5 FTE/MW solar, 0.4 FTE/MWh BESS, 1.5 FTE/MW pumped hydro. Peak during civil/electrical phase only — operations workforce is typically ~5-10% of construction peak.

Approvals and access rights

Project status

early proposal

Planning status

Renewable Energy Infrastructure Licence (REIL) application submitted under H&RE Act 2023

Access right status

not awarded

EPBC status

unknown

Grid connection

unknown

Financial close

not at financial close

Construction start

unknown

Operations start

unknown

Location

LGA

Uralla Shire

Region

Northern Tablelands NSW

REZ

New England REZ

REZ relationship

inside declared REZ

Coordinates

-30.52, 151.4 (approximate)

Business certainty

Certainty: lowScore: 30/100

Indicative scoring for investigation-area projects in the New England REZ. Path to delivery requires SEARs → EIS → assessment → access rights (or alternative connection commercial structure).

Planning risk: highGrid risk: highSocial risk: moderateWorkforce: unknownAccommodation: unknownSupply chain: unknownBiodiversity: moderateFirst Nations: moderate

Next decision point: SEARs response / EIS preparation start

Status timeline

2026-04-28 · media update
Regional media reporting on landholder engagement and community information sessions. Context only.

Project documents — EIS, SEARs, proponent pages

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proponent pageConfidence: Very high
Yarrowyck Wind Farm — EDF Renewables (project site)
https://www.yarrowyckwindfarm.com.au/ ↗
Project-specific website operated by proponent. 32 km west of Armidale.

Notes

REIL application path under H&RE Act 2023 rather than traditional SSD route. Gomeroi and Anaiwan Country.

Source confidence: 55/100
Last verified: 2026-05-18
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Source evidence

Confidence: Medium

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Proponent-supplied content from each project's dedicated page on the proponent's website. Useful for technology, capacity intent, community engagement messaging, project newsletters, fact sheets and timeline updates. Cannot override official planning_status or epbc_status. Per-project page URLs are tracked under each project's project_documents.

Open questions

Planning status against the NSW Planning Portal — verify SSD reference.
EPBC referral status — verify against DCCEEW public notices.
Storage MWh and voltage figures — confirm from proponent documents and AEMO Generation Information.
Workforce and accommodation commitments — confirm in SSD documentation or VPA.
First Nations engagement reporting — confirm in IEP / cultural heritage chapter.

See this project in context

REZ workspace

New England REZ

All projects, pressure bands and shared-value commitments for this REZ

LGA detail

Uralla Shire

11 projects · everything affecting this council area

Workforce + supply ratio

Demand vs ABS baseline

How this REZ's peak compares to existing regional workforce

Regional spend

Annual flow by year