The purpose of this guideline is to: • provide information to applicants, councils and the public about the importance of benefit sharing for large-scale renewable energy generation and storage in NSW • outline how benefit-sharing should be incorporated into State significant development (SSD) and critical State significant infrastructure (CSSI) applications for solar, wind and battery energy storage systems (BESS) • encourage coordination of benefit-sharing programs • support the rapid roll-out of solar and wind energy generation and storage in NSW, including in REZs, while ensuring that host communities experience tangible, long-term benefits from the transition to renewable energy.