"It's showing a 20% increase in the wool cut of the sheep from under the panels, compared to the control flock outside...

"Farms are big energy users. In lowering those costs, renewables was the only kind of option. I can't see producing food becoming...

"We just work round the power lines as we would with any obstacle. They don’t really have a big impact for anything...

"We negotiated a decommissioning fund. So it’s just a peace of mind to eliminate any financial exposure to the landholders. Just remember...

"Probably the most unexpected part about it is how easily it has integrated into my farm. Look I’m pretty proud of it,...

"A sector like renewables in a community can create more flow on benefits. We have these opportunities to control our own power,...

When Alison McLean first heard about the renewable energy projects rumoured to be coming to Hay, a farming town in the western...

In this podcast, Ali McLean from Hay Shire Council and Kate Hook from RE-Alliance chat about their partnership that led to the...