AusNet Services announced it will develop a new transmission connection for a 80-MW wind project in western Victoria. The terminal station will connect the Crowlands wind power plant to AusNet's transmission network in the state. The agreement has been signed with Pacific Hydro, which will own and operate the wind farm in the Pyrenees Shire Council. Before signing the contract, AusNet Services and Pacific Hydro engaged in collaborative planning and design along with industry and state planning bodies.