Coal-fired generators have told the NSW EPA they should be exempt from licence charges that are based on the volume of pollutants they emit, and have warned fee increases could trigger 'disorderly' plant closures.
In a move that highlights how infrastructure projects can provide flow-on support for new clean energy generation, a state transport agency is seeking renewable energy certificates to fully offset emissions from a major rail project.
After gaining major environmental benefits and cost savings through a NSW sustainability program, Teys Australia will now earn valuable carbon credits from further site improvements.
The NSW utilities regulator has issued Sydney Water with a new licence that requires it to aim for an 'economic level of water conservation,' instead of meeting fixed targets.