SYDNEY -- Peter Campbell is among a large group of farmers fighting a proposal to build a high-voltage electricity transmission line across Australia's picturesque Merriwa Cassilis plateau, about 300 km northwest of Sydney.
Farmer resistance, scattered private projects complicate renewables expansion
An Australian solar power facility: Some plans for large-scale renewable energy are meeting resistance from farmers concerned about infrastructure cutting across prime agricultural land. © Reuters
SYDNEY -- Peter Campbell is among a large group of farmers fighting a proposal to build a high-voltage electricity transmission line across Australia's picturesque Merriwa Cassilis plateau, about 300 km northwest of Sydney.