Spotlight on proposed Maxwell solar factory

Members of the NSW Farmers Wagga Wagga branch have expressed their concerns about a proposed �solar factory� on a 300-hectare site near Maxwell.

Spanish renewable energy developer X-Elio plans to build the multi-million-dollar solar installation amid productive farms featured in this video.

NSW Farmers member and local farmer Michael Roche took part to help build a broader understanding into some of the impacts on agriculture, the environment and regional communities.

�We are supportive of renewable energy and solar, but we feel there needs to be much better planning and structures in place,� Michael said.