Communication breakdown
The Community Engagement Review into the renewable energy sector by the Australian Energy Infrastructure Commissioner found 92 per cent dissatisfaction with how project developers engaged the local community.
It pointed to poor practices in the sector, sparking negative experiences and community pushback.
There is a notable tension between community engagement efforts and the rigid policy frameworks that shape renewable energy development.
It can mean communities are consulted, but their input is sidelined because of policy restrictions and that leads to distrust and perceptions of an unfair or tokenistic process.
What needs to happen is that there needs to be an educational campaign about how fucked up Fracking is for everyone involved.
As soon as the Fossil mining and Fracking Companies learn to take “No” as an answer, the Astroturfing will stop, the mislead community groups who are being played will realise their mistake and we can progress forward with renewables.
Why are citizens so offended by high-tension powerlines and windfarms? Because they are being force fed disinformation by people with deep pockets.
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Hanrahan - 7mon
I read an interview with one local some time ago about there area and they pointed out that most of push back was from those not being selected to host either turbines or solar parks and be payed a yearly royalty for it, similarly with transmission towers and a lack of cash flow to them, therefore they get the shits.
I still don't understand why we aren't building more solar closer to use. Eg hectares of industrial parks sans solar panels but bulldoze a bunch of trees to install one out in the bush ? Wind turbines of course are different, We already have so much solar and lagging legislation to soak it up through the day. Eg hot water tarrifs flipped over etc and way too little pumped hydro
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Gorgritch_Umie_Killa - 7mon
God we can be a selfish bunch, i think there'd be something to this. Reminds me of a case, i think renew economy covered, where suddenly this farmer was building a house super close to the proposed wind farm, no earlier indications, i think the wind farm project was quite far along in planning.
hectares of industrial parks sans solar panels
No real idea, maybe "green fields sites" as they say are cheaper and easier.
It could be something as simple as the industrial parks are privately owned buildings, so its hard to put public infrastructure, or even another businesses product on those roofs.
The reasons for Wind farms being placed where they are blew my mind. Its so obvious when you consider wind blows in different spots throughout the dau.
Gorgritch_umie_killa in environment
How to heal the renewables rift across regional Australia
https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/science/environment/2025/04/10/renewables-opposition-regional-australiaWhat needs to happen is that there needs to be an educational campaign about how fucked up Fracking is for everyone involved.
As soon as the Fossil mining and Fracking Companies learn to take “No” as an answer, the Astroturfing will stop, the mislead community groups who are being played will realise their mistake and we can progress forward with renewables.
Why are citizens so offended by high-tension powerlines and windfarms? Because they are being force fed disinformation by people with deep pockets.
I read an interview with one local some time ago about there area and they pointed out that most of push back was from those not being selected to host either turbines or solar parks and be payed a yearly royalty for it, similarly with transmission towers and a lack of cash flow to them, therefore they get the shits.
I still don't understand why we aren't building more solar closer to use. Eg hectares of industrial parks sans solar panels but bulldoze a bunch of trees to install one out in the bush ? Wind turbines of course are different, We already have so much solar and lagging legislation to soak it up through the day. Eg hot water tarrifs flipped over etc and way too little pumped hydro
God we can be a selfish bunch, i think there'd be something to this. Reminds me of a case, i think renew economy covered, where suddenly this farmer was building a house super close to the proposed wind farm, no earlier indications, i think the wind farm project was quite far along in planning.
No real idea, maybe "green fields sites" as they say are cheaper and easier.
It could be something as simple as the industrial parks are privately owned buildings, so its hard to put public infrastructure, or even another businesses product on those roofs.
The reasons for Wind farms being placed where they are blew my mind. Its so obvious when you consider wind blows in different spots throughout the dau.