Neighbour benefits
Stromlo will implement a Nearby Neighbour Program aimed at sharing further project benefits with households living closest to our turbines.
Households within three and a half kilometers of wind turbines who are not hosting turbines, may be eligible for direct annual payments as part of our Nearby Neighbour Program.
Annual payments to households are calculated according to:
- the number of turbines within 3.5km of the house,
- the proximity of wind turbines to the house
Payments are escalated annually by CPI
Example
A Nearby Neighbour lives in a house that has:
- one turbine less than 2km from the house = 1 x $5000,
- three turbines between 2km and 2.5km from the house = 3 x $3000,
- two turbines between 2.5km and 3km from the house = 2 x $2000, and
- four turbines between 3km and 3.5km from the house = 4 x $1000.
The neighbour would be entitled to annual payments of $22,000 plus CPI for the life of the project.