With a construction budget of $200 million, the project made a positive economic contribution to local, regional and national economies. Vena Energy supported a local procurement policy and promoted participation from local, regional and Australian suppliers wherever possible.

The construction workforce peaked at 250 people with 40% of staff from the local area and 85% of staff from the wider region. Vena Energy promoted diversity and inclusion as key project drivers and nearly 10% of the construction staff identified as First Nations. Three full-time local employees operate and maintain the plant and further staff or contractors are engaged periodically to clean the solar panels, undertake environmental maintenance, electrical works, fire management and site security.

The solar project plays an important role in insulating the regional electricity market from fluctuations in fuel prices by increasing the diversity of the energy system. The project produces clean energy with no greenhouse gas emissions.