Jul 28, 2026 – 4.22pmAustralia’s top renewables companies have proposed governments create a royalty-style system to mandate payments to communities hosting wind and solar projects, admitting the sector lacks support in many of the places it wants to build.The Clean Energy Council plan, dubbed the Renewable Resources Payment, is designed to help tackle pushback against energy projects in regional areas, which is contributing to delays in the Albanese government’s efforts to transition the grid to mostly green power.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles