Year in review – 2025
As we look back on 2025, we are proud of the progress and milestones we have achieved this year.
1 December 2025
Our projects
Expected capacity
Planning
Local government area
180k
Homes Powered
320k
Tonnes of emissions avoided
$14m
Regional Investment
As we look back on 2025, we are proud of the progress and milestones we have achieved this year.
Community programs and initiatives backed by Squadron Energy have been featured in the Best Practice Charter Report, highlighting the company’s commitment to community engagement and sustainability. Key initiatives include funding Disaster Relief Australia’s Big Map for emergency planning, delivering a First Nations training program in Wellington, leading research on bat collision risks at wind farms, and partnering with Dubbo Regional Council on an advanced wastewater treatment facility.
Curious about wind energy and how wind farms work? Here are the answers to some of our most frequently asked questions at
It has been a busy year for Squadron Energy. Read about our progress this year in our Year in review.
In the 2022 Community Benefit Fund round, Jahna Day was awarded a scholarship to pursue a dual Bachelor’s degree in
Squadron Energy’s Clarke Creek Wind Farm marks another significant milestone this week with first energisation of the wind farm’s main
The latest Electricity Statement of Opportunities (ESOO) from AEMO is a welcomed confirmation that renewable energy generation is on track to replace exiting coal
Squadron Energy CEO Rob Wheals said: “The 2024 Integrated System Plan (ISP) reaffirms the comprehensive planning and implementation done to date on
As we continue on our mission to lead Australia’s clean energy transition, we look back on some of our key
We are getting on with the critical delivery of new renewable generation. As confirmed in the latest GenCost report from the CSIRO
Wind energy has come a long way in Australia since operations began at the first commercial wind farm in 1987.
Step 1
Project identification and site selection
Identification and site selection is based on an analysis of opportunities and constraints including (but not limited to): distance to the electricity grid, wind resource and population density of the surrounding community. Our team then undertake a number of site visits and consultation with landowners in the area.
Project identification and site selection
Step 2
Project feasibility and community engagement
Site-specific investigations are undertaken to assess the impacts and opportunities of the project and feedback is sought from the local community.
Project feasibility and community engagement
Step 3
Development approval
Development application documentation is prepared which involves a wide range of studies to address stakeholder feedback received to date and to consider the potential environmental and social impacts of the project. Depending on the jurisdiction, this may include a public exhibition and submissions process.
Developmental approval
Step 4
Assessment and development consent
The EIS is placed on public exhibition through the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure. Interested members of the public are invited to have their say during the exhibition period by way of formal submissions. A Submissions Report is then prepared, which aims to respond to the submissions received.
Assessment and development consent
Step 5
Post approval, contracting and financing
A lead contractor(s) to build the project is appointed and all pre-construction approvals and consents are finalised. During this phase, the lead contractor(s) is provided with a list of local businesses that have registered their interest and capabilities through the project website.
Post approval, contracting and financing
Step 6
Procurement
During this phase our lead contractor(s) seek tenders and engage contractors and suppliers to undertake the scope of the works. Orders are then placed for major components such as the solar panels, mounting system and inverters.
Procurement
Step 7
Early works and design
Initial site activities start, such as minor clearing and provision of access roads along with establishing a site construction compound. Off-site detailed design works starts in parallel.
Early works and design
Step 8
Major civil works
During this phase of the construction the bulk of the civil works takes place. This includes the construction of new internal access roads, excavation and earthworks (if necessary), installation of the internal electrical reticulation system, construction of the high voltage substation and main transmission line network.
Major Civil Works
Step 9
Solar equipment
This is where the visual aspect of the solar farm starts to appear, with pile driving machines installing the piers and mounting bars onto which the solar panels are then fixed.
Solar equipment
Step 10
Commissioning
In order to export power to the grid, each string of panels and inverters is required to undergo several performance tests.
Commissioning
Step 11
Operations
The project operates in accordance with relevant approval conditions and management plans. Compliance with conditions of approval and management plans is monitored as required throughout the life of the project.
Operations
Step 12
Decommissioning
The design life of the solar panels is at least 30 years. At the end of their useful life, the solar and electrical equipment will be either replaced and the solar farm repowered, or the project will be decommissioned, and the site returned to its original use at the expense of the project.
Decommissioning
