Construction of the $768 million New England Solar Farm took a huge step forward over the weekend, when the first of two ginormous transformers were hauled onto the site.
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The massive pieces of equipment weigh in at 150 tonnes each.
The convoy which brought the first one down from Queensland required its very own pre-arranged traffic route and arrived in Uralla on Sunday morning, after the driver made the painstaking trip from Brisbane.
The transformers are crucial pieces of the puzzle in the massive piece of infrastructure, which when complete will power more than 250,000 homes.
New England Solar Farm construction director, Tim Greenaway, said the delivery of the transformers represents a big moment in the farm's development.
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"The New England Solar Farm and Battery Project is one of the largest facilities of its type under construction in Australia," he said.
"The entire project will generate enough clean renewable energy to power the equivalent of 250,000 homes. It will play a vital role in securing our state's power supply for many decades to come."
"The delivery of this large transformer is a major milestone for the project.
"Now the transformers are delivered, they will be connected, tested, and commissioned so the clean energy generated on site can be used by homes and businesses throughout the state."
Progress is ramping up at the site, with building structures for the switch and control rooms also expected to arrive soon.
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