A proposed $167 million Jindera solar farm would generate enough electricity for 65,000 homes annually and save an estimated 92,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
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The figures are flagged as key benefits of the project in a development application published this week.
Public comment is now being taken on the plans for the farm, whose fate will be decided by the NSW Government.
In the document, it is reported the attitude to the project was mixed with "the majority of respondents against the proposal in its current location".
The proponents declare they have addressed concerns about visual impact, plant screening, run-off, the heat island effect and traffic.
An environmental analysis found 17.41 hectares of native vegetation would be removed resulting in a loss of flora and fauna habitat and 33 paddock trees would go.
One threatened specie, the flame robin was found in the development site which covers 521 hectares, four kilometres north of Jindera.
Overall Wagga environmental engineer Erwin Budde, who was commissioned to assess the impact of the project, concluded the solar farm complements the area.
"It is considered compatible with existing land uses and highly reversible upon decommissioning, returning the site to its current agricultural capacity," Mr Budde stated.
In addition to environmental benefits, advantages to the project cited included jobs, with up to 200 workers involved in construction and two to three operational staff, and related spending in the local community.
The solar farm is expected to operate for 30 years with construction to take up to 18 months and due to begin next year.
The plans can be found online at https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/project/9811
Jindera Community Hub has an information night on November 7 with the feedback deadline six days later.
