After thorough investigations for the feasibility study and careful consideration of the concerns raised by residents and the community, ENGIE has decided not to pursue the Yass Solar Farm project further, or to lodge an Environmental Impact Assessment.

While the solar farm project will not move forward, Engie is now considering building a battery in the area, given its strategic grid location. A battery would be much smaller, potentially taking up just 10-20 hectares of land, rather than the roughly 350 hectares the solar farm could’ve required.