On public exhibition: Wattle Creek Energy Hub Environmental Impact Statements
We are pleased to announce that the Wattle Creek Energy Hub, located north-east of the Marulan township in the NSW Southern Tablelands, has reached a new milestone. Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) have been submitted for two projects:
- The standalone Wattle Creek Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with a 350 megawatt (MW) capacity; and
- The hybrid Wattle Creek Solar Farm with a generation capacity of up to 265 MW combined with a 100 MW BESS.
According to legislation, both projects are classified as state significant developments and therefore must submit a comprehensive Environmental Impact Statement to the NSW Department of Planning, Housing, and Infrastructure for development approval.
EISs for both projects are available for viewing and comment from 9 May 2025 until 6 June 2025.
You can view summaries of both EISs via the links below:
For the full EIS documents, visit the NSW Planning Portal:
Drop-in session
You are welcome to drop in to our information session at any time to meet the Spark Renewables team, view materials and ask questions about the EISs prepared for the Wattle Creek Energy Hub projects. We are hosting face-to-face sessions at:
📍Marulan: War Memorial Hall
📅 Date: To be confirmed
🕒Time: To be confirmed
📍Canyonleigh: Community Hall
📅 Date: Friday, 30 May 2025
🕒Time: 8.00am to 11.00am
The developer of the Wattle Creek Energy Hub is Spark Renewables, which was selected by the University of Sydney to investigate and develop a hybrid renewable energy facility on the University’s Arthursleigh property, a commercially operating farm producing Merino wool and Angus beef.
Spark Renewables is a leading renewable energy developer, owner and operator, founded in Sydney in 2018. Spark Renewables has a large and diversified portfolio of operational and development stage wind, solar and storage assets across Australia including the operational Bomen Solar Farm near Wagga Wagga.