Battle over green energy projects in regional Australia could get ‘very ugly’

The development of green energy projects in regional Australia could become one of the biggest and most divisive issues next year, according to Sky News contributor Steve Price. A string of major green electricity deals were struck in New South Wales, with a consortium awarded the contract to deliver an expanded Central-West Orana renewable energy zone, according to The Australian. Mr Price expected the issue to receive more attention from the media next year as politicians “desperately” push to meet emissions targets. “The battle over food-producing real estate and the largely foreign-backed green energy projects is going to get very ugly,” he said. “It is in fact very ugly already in many parts of regional Australia, it is just that for city folk it’s out of sight out of mind.”