Gregory Andrews is travelling around Australia on an eBike, with a message.

He sat down with The Riverine Grazier's Krista Schade after a blustery ride across the Hay Plains from Balranald.

Find out why.

Clean Peak Energy has officially commenced construction of its Hay Solar Farm, adjacent to Hay Cemetery, east of Hay township.

The advancement of the project was marked with an on-site sod turning, which brought together Clean Peak Energy executives and staff, Hay Shire Council and host landholders.

The development will boast around 10,000 solar photovoltaic panels which track the movement of the sun, and is expected to create 65 jobs during construction.

Australia’s largest off-grid poultry farm has commenced operations near Goolgowi.

Operated by Agright, a commercial poultry grower in Australia and New Zealand, the 40 shed operation ‘Meriki’ claims to be saving more than 1690 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually.

"Sustainability is at the forefront of our business model,” Agright owner Daniel Bryant said.

Member for Farrer Sussan Ley has backed the call for nuclear power in Australia.

On a recent visit to Hay the federal member and deputy leader of the opposition said there needs to be an important discussion about nuclear energy production.

“I'm pro renewables because we all need to make the renewable energy transition,” Ms Ley told The Riverine Grazier.

“We need a genuine discussion about whether we should have a nuclear option, which I think is a really important discussion.”

The Riverine Grazier’s Tertia Butcher provides an update on renewable energy projects in the South West Renewable Energy Zone (REZ), situated around Hay and Balranald in NSW.

AGL Energy and Someva Renewables have announced tens of millions in funding for the Hay Shire and Edward River Councils regions if the proposed Pottinger Energy Park proceeds.

The funding was announced today during a community event in Booroorban last Thursday.

The bulk of the funding will be delivered via two voluntary planning agreements between Someva, AGL Energy and the two councils.

Under the proposed agreements, funding will be delivered to both Hay Shire Council and Edward River Council throughout the 30-year life of the proposed project.

Someva Renewables have announced a partnership with energy powerhouse AGL Energy, for the development of the Pottinger Energy Park, 60 kilometres south of Hay.

ENGIE has awarded over $40,000 in sponsorship funding, distributed across 13 community groups and organisations in Hay, following the launch of The Plains Renewable Energy Park Community Sponsorship Program in May.

The Hay Plains is proving to be an important and emerging region for growth of Australia’s wind industry with the Wilan Energy Park (WEP) being the most recent in a series of proposed projects for the area.

ENGIE Australia and New Zealand has announced plans to develop a renewable energy facility at Hay which could include up to 2GW of energy generation and storage.

Another windfarm proposal, located 55km south of town, has been presented to Hay Shire Council.