A secondary Renewable Energy Zone being planned for the New South Wales New England, could help drought proof farms.

The project is hoped to attract 8,000 megawatts of generation capacity, enough to power more than three million homes.

Rural editor Eddie Summerfield spoke with Narromine Farmer, and Farm Renewables founder Karin Stark.

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