RWE Renewables Australia is working on developing a renewable energy project near Cattle Creek, in southern Queensland’s Toowoomba Regional Council.
The proposed project would incorporate a wind farm with about 140 wind turbines, with the final number subject to the outcomes of various specialist studies. A battery energy storage system will also be included as part of the project.
If constructed, the Cattle Creek Wind Farm could generate enough electricity to power more than 525,000 homes, the equivalent of powering all private dwellings in the Toowoomba Regional Council and Western Downs Regional Council about five times over.
Cattle Creek is located 110 kilometres west of Toowoomba and 50 kilometres north-west of Millmerran. The project investigation area consists of about 20,000 hectares, with the potential development footprint expected to occupy less than three per cent of this area. The project land is mainly used for cattle grazing, which can continue if the project is constructed and becomes operational.
The project is currently in the early stages of planning and development, and a development application is expected to be submitted late 2024.
