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Australia · NSW deep dive

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Demo seed only: this NSW deep dive is built exclusively using publicly accessible information (refer to the Sources tab). Lecroma tracks ~21 REZ-equivalents nationallyacross NSW, VIC, QLD, SA and Commonwealth offshore in client work. When the information feeds from our client and non-public data are cut off, the model quickly becomes lobotomised and less accurate. To us, the message is clear: there's plenty of data both now and emerging — access and trust is the key barrier. The frameworks and ideas Lecroma have proposed seek to address this in a targeted and pragmatic way — minimum viable functionality should be the short-term goal so we can build on it across our regions.

Data currency: 2026-05-25 · 59 of 67 projects verified at confidence ≥ 70/100

Verified URLs span NSW Planning Portal, IPC, DCCEEW EPBC, proponent project sites.

NSW deep dive › Illawarra REZ

Illawarra REZ

EnergyCo NSW · Illawarra coastal NSW

declaredConfidence: High

Offshore-focused onshore REZ; planning interfaces with Commonwealth Illawarra offshore wind declared area.

Legal/policy basis: Declared under the Electricity Infrastructure Investment Act 2020 (NSW). Offshore-focused.

3

Projects tracked

1.32 GW

Capacity tracked

0

Access rights awarded

1

Investigation / early

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Cumulative pressure — Wollongong / Shellharbour / Kiama

OSOM: unknownRoads: unknownRentals: moderateWater: unknownHealth: unknownWaste: unknown

Onshore Illawarra REZ is at an early stage; interface with the Commonwealth Illawarra offshore wind declared area is the dominant near-term consideration.

Mitigation: Port of Port Kembla emerging as offshore wind logistics hub; coordination with onshore REZ at planning stage.

Project pipeline (3)

Project	Proponent	Technology	Capacity	LGA	Status	Confidence
Illawarra REZ Network Infrastructure	EnergyCo NSW	transmission	1.00 GW	Wollongong / Shellharbour / Kiama / Shoalhaven	investigation area	Confidence: High
Illawarra Offshore Wind Zone (paused)	BlueFloat Energy (application withdrawn Q1 2026)	offshore wind	unknown	Wollongong / Shellharbour / Kiama (host coastal LGAs)	withdrawn	Confidence: High
Tallawarra B Power Station	EnergyAustralia	other	316 MW	Wollongong / Shellharbour	operating	Confidence: Very high

Workforce demand vs regional supply

ABS Census 2021 baseline aggregated across host LGAs; peak demand from project workforce benchmarks.

manageable — 0% of baseline

Total employed (host LGAs)

119,500

ABS Census 2021

Construction baseline

~11,060 FTE

applied construction industry share

Peak demand (2025)

~0 FTE

REZ projects only (excl. competing sectors)

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Cumulative pressure

Pressure bands by stressor

OSOM, roads, accommodation, water, health, waste

Cross-sector pressures

Non-REZ competing projects

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Project timelines

Visual overlap of all project arcs in this REZ

Annual capex flow

Year-by-year dollar flow into this REZ's economy

Business certainty

Delivery-readiness per project

Score and risk breakdown for each project in this REZ

Practical steps

What to do about this REZ's pressures

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