Victoria will soon host its first publicly owned windfarm in the Latrobe Valley. The State Electricity Commission spent $650 million on the Delburn project, which will have 33 turbines. Construction starts early 2026 and full operation is expected by 2028. The 205-megawatt windfarm will generate enough power for 130,000 homes. The project is delivered by OSMI Australia with turbines supplied by Vestas. This marks a significant change for the region known for its coal plants. Energy and Climate Minister Lily D’Ambrosio said, "The state’s commission is back, and it’s powering Gippsland’s future after Jeff Kennett sold it off for profits." She added that all commission profits will fund more renewable projects. The commission now holds over a gigawatt of renewable projects, reaching nearly a quarter of Victoria's goal of 4.5 GW renewable capacity by 2035. Wendy Farmer from Friends of the Earth highlighted the symbolic change: "These new turbines will be a new marker on the landscape. People will see that this place is changing. Across Latrobe Valley this will be an icon." The turbines will overlook where the Hazelwood coal-fired power station once stood. Hazelwood closed in 2017 and its tall chimney stacks were demolished in 2020. Commission CEO Chris Miller said, "The Latrobe Valley has been the engine of Victoria’s power system for more than a century. The region will play a critical role as Victoria moves away from fossil fuels toward renewables supported by storage." The windfarm will operate for 35 years and create over 300 jobs locally. Earlier, the commission activated the Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub, a 600MW battery linked to the country's main eastern grid.