The proponent of an approved $6 million solar farm in Boggabilla says the project would produce enough energy to offset the town's emissions.

The Northern Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) gave the 3.6 megawatt solar farm development application (DA) its tick of approval, with minor issues to be checked off by Moree Plains Shire Council before construction starts later this year.

The project's general manager Dr Emma Mailler said the solar farm would generate 8,000 megawatt hours every year.

"That equates to probably about enough energy for at least 1,000 homes, so if you look at where this farm is located we could say that the solar farm will certainly offset more than the emissions of a town like Boggabilla," Dr Mailler said.

She went on to praise local government for taking advantage of its sunny environment.

"The Moree Shire Plains Council is to be congratulated for being so forward thinking and very supportive of this project," she said.

"They'd most certainly welcome the development in their shire where fortunately we've found there is an abundant solar resource."

Backing across board

The Northern JRPP's conditional approval includes conditions for the project to address potential flooding and debris issues.

The panel's chairman Garry West said the panel was satisfied the development met the necessary requirements.

"It was a perfect location for it, so all in all when you look at its location and what it was aiming to achieve in terms of the alternative energy source, it met all the criteria," Mr West said.

Mr West said the solar farm also fit in with the strategic growth of renewables in the area.

"Clearly within the Moree Plains Council area they have a policy of supporting alternative projects. This was one that met their sustainability program and provided that mix," Mr West said.

Moree Shire Council also put its support behind the renewable project, after it delegated the DA to the regional planning authority, which is required for capital works worth more than $5 million.

Moree mayor Katrina Humphries said council's support for the project was part of the broader vision for more renewables in the region.

"We won't make any money out of it, but what it does is it shores the region up with power and it gets fed into the grid," Cr Humphries said.

"We've all got to stump up and find a better way and this is our way of being responsible with renewable energy and it's not rocket science stuff."

Cr Humphries said it was a conscious shift away from fossil fuels.

"We love solar out here on the plains because we get so much sunshine," she said.

"We're attached to the grid and it's the obvious for the bush out, it's an obtrusive as opposed to coal seam gas, which Moree Council has always been opposed to."