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title: Outback Couple Built A 5-Megawatt Solar Farm
description: In Normanton, 500 km north of Mount Isa in NW Queensland, Doug and Lyn Scouller have built a solar farm that is enough to power almost twice the size of Tasmania as reported by ABC News. This solar project is a move to prove to stakeholders of the advantages of positioning power generation sites at the […]
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# [Outback Couple Built A 5-Megawatt Solar Farm](https://www.solartrustcentre.com/blog/outback-couple-built-5-megawatt-solar-farm)

 Written by [Solar Trust Centre Team](https://www.solartrustcentre.com/blog/author/solar-trust-centre-team) | Dec 19, 2017 5:49:31 PM

In Normanton, 500 km north of Mount Isa in NW Queensland, Doug and Lyn Scouller have built a solar farm that is enough to power almost twice the size of Tasmania [as reported by ABC News.](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-16/electric-love-couple-build-solar-farm-normantion-qld/9247076)

This solar project is a move to prove to stakeholders of the advantages of positioning power generation sites at the end of the grid.

The 5-megawatt solar farm provides electricity that is fed back to the grid at Normanton. Mr. Scouller also believed that he will be able to save losses and possibly put a downward pressure on electricity prices.

The solar farm received an $8.5 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and is now used as a test case in generating data about fringe-of-grid energy investment.

[Click here to read the full story on ABC News](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-16/electric-love-couple-build-solar-farm-normantion-qld/9247076)

 

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