Community feedback on renewable energy

Communities are our partners in the growth and development of Queensland's energy sector. We’re seeking your feedback on our proposed regulatory framework to make sure energy infrastructure is developed responsibly and supports strong, sustainable energy communities across regional Queensland.

Proposed framework

The Draft Renewables Regulatory Framework (PDF, 416.4 KB) includes current and proposed initiatives in 5 key areas.
They are:

• enhanced environmental outcomes
• effective community participation
• easy access to information
• enduring landholder protections
• efficient industry facilitation.

Read a summary of the initiatives (PDF, 1137.29 KB).

The discussion paper was originally released in September 2024. An updated version with minor amendments was released in December 2024. These amendments highlight the Queensland Government’s commitment to delivering a mandatory code of conduct for renewable energy proponents, with a focus on legacy community benefits and addressing current community concerns.

Have your say

We want to hear your views about our proposed initiatives across these key areas and how we implement the regulatory framework.

We’re inviting the community to consider and respond to 4 questions.

1. Do these initiatives effectively contribute to the desired objectives including enhanced environmental outcomes, effective community participation, easy access to information, enduring landholder protections, and efficient industry facilitation?
2. What potential challenges do you foresee in the implementation of these initiatives, and what strategies or solutions could help address them?
3. Are there any important issues or gaps that these initiatives have not yet addressed?
4. Do you have any specific feedback or suggestions regarding any particular initiative?

You can email your feedback on the framework to renewablesframework@epw.qld.gov.au

Consultation on this framework has been extended to 11:59pm on 1 February 2025.

Your feedback is important

Thank you to everyone who has taken part in our consultations to date.

Your feedback guides important government initiatives including:

• Local Energy Partnerships
• Queensland Renewable Energy Zone Roadmap
• REZ Readiness Assessments

Past feedback

Read a 2023 summary report of community insights on the energy transformation (PDF, 3.5MB).

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