Students blown away by Blayney Wind Farm

Champion Post
Friday 4/4/2008 Page: 11

A group of Year 7 students from Parkes High School learnt what it means to be green when they visited the Blayney Wind Farm. Students from the high school were treated to a talk and tour around the Blayney Wind Farm which produces green energy for electricity retailers to purchase and provide to customers. The excursion is the final component of a renewable energy project the students commenced in year six.

Country Energy organised the excursion on the school's behalf which included a tour of the wind farm, talk from Eraring Energy. and the opportunity to learn about green energy. Regional general manager, Chas McPhail said it was wonderful to see school groups wanting to learn more about green energy and more simply, how a local wind farm works. "Having the wind farm in Blayney provides the opportunity for our local customers to see a renewable energy wind farm working and to have that first hand connection with the farm. "I would encourage any school group wanting to learn more about green energy to call us and organise an excursion to the farm Chas said.

Jay Quince, head teacher from Parkes High School said the students absolutely loved their visit to the wind farm. "The visit to the Blayney Wind Farm gave the students the opportunity to see the operational side of generating green energy," Jay said. Country Energy purchases green energy from the wind farm on behalf of the retailer's countrygreen customers. The energy purchased is then fed into the Country Energy network helping to reduce green house gas emissions.