Submission on the Renewable Energy Zone Proposal From REZ website:- "Proposed REZ: Approximately 114,244 hectares On the land of the noeteeler people The majority of the proposed REZ is private freehold land consisting of altered land uses including forestry plantations, agriculture and irrigation. Covers four Local Government Areas, including Waratah-Wynyard, Burnie, Kentish and Central Coast." Quote:- "The location of the proposed REZ south of Burnie is the result of 18 months of analysis and engagement with the North West community." If after "18 months of analysis and engagement" it's hard to believe that this can be a serious proposal. From my engagement with the North West Community everyone thinks this proposal is seriously stupid. After "18 months of analysis and engagement" you want to dump this zone on private farmland with cloudy days and winds moderated by the West Coast mountains. The prime wind zones are on the West Coast, zones such as Whaleback ridge have been ignored. Quote:- "Consultation on the proposed REZ boundary and an associated community benefits scheme will occur over the next six weeks, with a market offering for proponents soon to follow.” Bureaucrats setting up "a market offering for proponents" has given us the privilege of paying the world's highest power prices on the worlds cheapest production costs. Global Electricity prices for households Sept.2023 If you exclude solar and wind as unsuitable, from the REZ, you end up with this

It's not about turbines in the REZ, it's all about the transmission lines to feed the Marinus link. They want two feeder cables to Burnie and the only way to get past the planning bodies is to create a psuedo-energy zone.

1) This is Whaleback Ridge, an area well suited for a windfarm. The area is near the Pieman Dam, transmission lines and Granville Windfarm. It won't require any more infrastructure than is already there. Example is whaleback ridge. Article written in 2021, accepted for consideration in March 2024. In Support of Whaleback Ridge Honest people agree Marinus is a shitty deal. Marinus Link deal reworked to keep undersea power cable project between Victoria, Tasmania alive. A $1.7b cost blowout for Marinus Link revealed, but what will Tasmanians end up paying for power? We pay the costs, the Corporations take the profits. Quote:-"They can also attract industrial energy users to our state, creating more jobs for Tasmanians.” Why will they come here when they can buy our power cheaper via Basslink and Marinus on the mainland?? Electic Eric Reece said in 1970 the reason we wanted excess capacity was because in the future energy would be expensive and companies would come to take advantage of it. He was right, but he didn't know about how the NEM could transform the world's cheapest production costs into the worlds dearest prices. Renewable energy options.

Small Scale Solar on every home one billion dollars A better alternative for energy security is take some of the $3.5 Billion to be invested in a new Basslink which we will end up paying for with interest and invest it in Solar by putting 10KW solar power systems with batteries on 100,000 homes at $10,000 a home. Wind has proven to be unreliable to provide a base load for "the grid". The Problem with Wind Energy The bearing problem mentioned in the above video almost caused Seimens to abandon windpower. Germany’s Siemens Energy to cut wind power jobs as turnaround gathers steam “WIND DROUGHT” grips Australia, causing wind energy generation to PLUMMET Tidal(Hydro-Kinetic):- Tasmania has world class tidal flows at each end of Bass Straight.

The Orbital 02 has been proven in the Orkneys and now they are being installed globally. Tidal Power:- World's most powerful tidal turbine: Orbital 02 You don't need to hook a turbine to the grid. Hydrogen can be produced at sea. Tidal Hydrogen Production Storage and Offtake (THyPSO) Tidal streams such as the Tamar can also be harvested. Instream Energy Systems - Installation in rivers and canals The Hydro is the most competent body to plan a renewable future for Tasmanians.