Property owners in Sunny Corner, Dark Corner, Yetholme, Meadow Flat and neighbours on rural properties with dwellings within 2.5 kilometres of a proposed turbine may be eligible for annual payments. The program is voluntary to participate in.
Paid within 21 days of the Deed being signed by both parties.
Paid from the date that is 5 months after the start of construction of the Wind Farm.
The Annual Payments are calculated based on the wind turbine layout at the start of construction, and payable no later than five months after the date of the start of construction of the wind farm, payable each year for the operational life of the project (expected to be 32 years).
The Annual Base Payment is calculated by considering the distance between the Landholder’s Main Dwelling and the closest turbine in the Scoping Report Layout or the Final Layout, whichever results in the greater payment.
If the closest wind turbine in the final layout is less than 1,500m from the main dwelling.
If the closest wind turbine in the final layout is between 1,500m and 2,000m from the main dwelling.
If the closest wind turbine in the final layout is between 2,000m and 2,500m from the main dwelling.
The Annual Visual Payment is based on the visibility of the turbines from the Landholder’s Main Dwelling.
The payment is determined by multiplying the number of ‘visible cells’ by $250 + GST.
As an example, a landowner living two kilometres from a turbine with a moderate view of the wind farm could stand to receive annual cash payments of $9,500, if the wind farm is constructed.
Joe Pucci lives 1.7km from the closest turbine on the Scoping Report layout, and from his primary viewpoint he can see potentially 13 cells (as per the Wind Energy Guideline)
Joe is eligible for the Annual Base Payment and the Annual Visual Payment**.
* Both the Annual Base Payments and the Annual Visual Payments start at construction and the operational life of the project may equal 32 years.
**Annual Visual payment is determined upon final layout which is currently being determined.
Once we receive your expression of interest via the SCWF registration page or by email, we will contact you to confirm your eligibility.
Once your eligibility is determined, we will provide you with a template Agreement; and an independent legal review of the Neighbour Benefits Sharing Deed and a Frequently Asked Questions document.
We will arrange to meet with you and discuss your Neighbour Agreement (tailored to your dwelling with estimated payment amounts).
We will provide a signature-ready version of the Neighbour Benefit Sharing Deed and organise signatures. Once signed, we will provide you with the Initial Payment amount.
Upon signing we will pay the initial payment within 21 days of both parties signing. Once annual payment begin, we will pay you, with annual CPI adjustments, each year the wind farm is operational.
