"The best office in the world"
The energy transition brings secure, long-term jobs to regional NSW

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- Why we are upgrading our electricity system
- How we are transitioning our electricity system
- How NSW will benefit from the energy transition
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- A long-term vision for locals
- The best office in the world
- The future of farming is here
- Renewables generates 100 new jobs for Western Sydney manufacturer
- The people behind NSW’s energy transition
- NSW ’s giant super battery is underway
- Unlocking opportunities for the people of Dubbo
- Meet Bridget from the Central-West Orana REZ
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- Agreement between the state of NSW and Origin on its plans for Eraring power station
- NSW coal market price emergency
- Delivering a Gas Decarbonisation Roadmap
- NSW Embedded Network Action Plan
- NSW Transmission Planning Review 2025
- Network-to-network connection process
- Corrosion protection systems
- Demand response
- Electricity Market Operation Rules
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- Review and reform
- Safeguard design
- Exemptions
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- Air conditioner - eligibility
- Core eligibility
- Electric water heater replacement with a solar electric boosted water heater - eligibility
- Electric water heater replacement with an air source heat pump - eligibility
- Electric water heater replacement with an air source heat pump - eligibility
- Gas water heater replacement with a solar electric boosted water heater - eligibility
- Gas water heater replacement with an air source heat pump - eligibility
- Gas water heater replacement with an air source heat pump - eligibility
- HVAC - eligibility
- Heat pump water heater - eligibility
- Hot water heater - eligibility
- Install a new air source heat pump - eligibility
- Pool pump - eligibility
- Refrigerated cabinet - eligibility
- Solar battery - eligibility
- Solar battery - eligibility
- Solar battery eligibility landing
- Spare refrigerator or freezer - eligibility
- Ventilation or refrigeration motor - eligibility
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- Air conditioner - certificates
- Electric water heater replacement with a solar electric boosted water heater - certificates
- Electric water heater replacement with an air source heat pump - certificates
- Electric water heater replacement with an air source heat pump - certificates
- Gas water heater replacement with a solar electric boosted water heater - certificates
- Gas water heater replacement with an air source heat pump - certificates
- Gas water heater replacement with an air source heat pump - certificates
- HVAC - certificates
- Heat pump water heater - certificates
- Hot water heater - certificates
- Install a new air source heat pump - certificates
- Pool pump - certificates
- Refrigerated cabinet - certificates
- Solar battery - certificates
- Solar battery certificates landing
- Spare refrigerator or freezer - certificates
- Ventilation or refrigeration motor - certificates
- Solar battery - certificates
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- Administration and compliance
- Energy certificate schemes
- Gas network safety and operating plans
- Pipeline management plans
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- Scaling up a thriving renewable fuel industry in NSW
- Going circular in clean energy
- Pipelines and Gas Supply Acts proposed updates - 2024
- Public consultation: Ministerial Statement of Expectations: Protecting NSW customers of embedded networks
- Solar emergency backstop
- ASP Scheme review
- Corrosion Protection Systems Regulation 2020
- Digital metering: improving service delivery in NSW
- Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap consultations
- Queensland-Hunter Gas Pipeline ATS
- Public lighting code
- Service and installation rules
Five years ago, Kacee, a former mining electrician from Broken Hill, made the leap into the renewable energy industry and hasn’t looked back.
Kacee’s interest in renewable energy as a career was piqued when she passed the wind turbines on her regular drives to Adelaide.
“My closest major city [growing up] was Adelaide [which] involved a six-hour drive passing multiple wind farms near Hallett and Burra. I had always found wind turbines fascinating and wanted to make a change to an industry I believed to be kinder to the environment and in a time of major growth.”
Today, Kacee is the Operations Manager overseeing 37 wind turbines at Squadron Energy’s Crudine Ridge Wind Farm, located just south of Mudgee, NSW.
“I feel like it’s part of my responsibility to try to motivate and encourage because I didn't have a lot of role models when I was coming up through the industry. I would love to inspire the next generation to become involved in the industry.”
Kacee is one of thousands of NSW locals benefiting from the renewable energy transition across the state. This once-in-a-generation upgrade to our electricity network is creating jobs, new apprenticeships, and opening doors for local businesses and manufacturing.
"I feel like renewables is definitely the future. I think that’s the way it’s all going now and there’s so much room for growth. It's the best office in the world.”
The NSW Government estimates that by 2030, the Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap (Roadmap) will have helped create around 6,300 construction jobs and 2,800 ongoing roles, many of them in regional communities.
Projects like Crudine Ridge Wind Farm are just one example. Since becoming fully operational, the project has created 240 direct jobs in the local area.
For Kacee it means doing a job she loves close to home. Her advice to others, especially young people and women: consider a career in clean energy.
“At Crudine Ridge Wind Farm, work-life balance really is a big deal – and it shows in how smoothly things run here. I’ve got a young family, and honestly, trying to juggle being a mum and a manager can be really tough. But the flexibility in my role and the support from the team makes it so much easier. It’s the kind of place where everyone’s welcome to get involved and feel like they belong.”