List of wind farms in New South Wales explained

The wind resource potential in NSW is very good, yet this potential has remained largely untapped. The NSW Wind Atlas[1] shows that many of the sites with good potential for wind farms are situated on the western side of the Great Dividing Range. While the wind is also strong in coastal areas, wind farms are unlikely to be built there due to existing residential development and national park areas. NSW also has an extensive electricity transmission network, providing relatively good power grid access for new wind farms. As of March 2015, there was 625 MW of wind power installed in NSW.[2] As of May 2019, there was 1493 MW of wind power installed in NSW.

To measure public attitudes to wind farms, the NSW government surveyed 2000 people and 300 businesses in rural NSW in late 2010. About 80 per cent of respondents said they would strongly support wind farms in their region. Support dropped off somewhat if a wind farm was proposed closer to a person's house but 60 per cent still supported wind turbines within two kilometres of their house. About 13 per cent of people surveyed, many aged over 65, said they did not support wind power.[3]

Wind farms in New South Wales

A list of operating and planned wind farms in New South Wales is below.

Operating

width=25%Project namewidth=25%Sponsoring companywidth=20%CoordinatesTurbineswidth=10%Capacity (MW)width=10%StatusCompletion Datewidth=10%Notes
Bango Wind FarmWind Prospect / CWP46244Operating2023[4] [5] First project in Australia to use General Electric 5.3 MW Turbines.
Biala Wind FarmBJCE Australia31110Operating2021[6]
Blayney Wind Farm[7] Eraring Energy159.9Operating2000
Boco Rock Wind Farm[8] Wind Prospect / CWP67113Operating2015[9]
Bodangora Wind Farm[10] Infigen Energy33113.2Operating201933 GE 3.4-130 Turbines[11]
Capital Wind Farm[12] Infigen Energy67140.7Operating2009[13]
Collector Wind FarmRATCH-Australia55228Operating2021[14]
Crookwell Wind Farm[15] Tilt Renewables[16] (formerly Eraring Energy)84.8Operating1998
Crookwell 2 Wind Farm[17] Unión Fenosa Wind Australia4692Operating2018
Crudine Ridge Wind FarmWind Prospect / CWP37135Operating2021[18]
Cullerin Range Wind Farm[19] Epuron (owned by EDL)1530Operating2009Developed by Epuron, Built by Origin, sold to EDL[20]
Gullen Range Wind Farm[21] Goldwind Australia / JNCEC73165.5Operating2013
Gunning Wind Farm[22] Acciona3146.5Operating2011
Hampton Wind Park[23] Wind Corporation Australia21.32Operating2001
Sapphire Wind Farm[24] CWP Renewables75270Operating2018Completed as of 31 October 2018.[25]
Silverton Wind FarmEpuron58200Operating2019
Taralga Wind FarmCBD Energy/Banco Santander51107Operating2015
White Rock Wind FarmGoldwind Australia/ CECEP70175 (Stage 1)Operating2018Approval for up to 119 WTGs.[26]
Woodlawn Wind Farm[27] Infigen Energy2348.3Operating2011

Projects

width=25%Project namewidth=25%Sponsoring companywidth=20%CoordinatesTurbineswidth=10%Capacity (MW)width=10%StatusCompletion Datewidth=10%Notes
Black SpringsWind Corporation40Cancelled
Bowmans Creek Wind FarmEpuron250+Feasibility[28]
Conroys Gap Wind FarmEpuron30Planning approved
CoomaPacific Hydro100Feasibility
Coppabella Wind FarmEpuron75284Planning approvedSold to Goldwind.[29]
Flyers Creek Wind FarmInfigen Energy38145Under construction[30]
Granite Hills Wind FarmAkuo Energy132Feasibility[31]
Hills of Gold Wind FarmWind Energy 98400Feasibility[32]
Jupiter Wind FarmEPYC Pty Ltd350Cancelled[33]
Kooragang, NewcastleEnergyAustralia0.6Decommissioned
Liverpool RangeEpuron2671000Planning approved
Lord Howe Island0.3Feasibility
MolongloAcciona Energy120Cancelled
Mt SpringActewAGL10Cancelled
Paling YardsUnión Fenosa Wind Australia60204Feasibility[34]
AGL Energy1300Feasibilityto EnergyConnect[35] [36]
Rock Flat CreekPacific Hydro100Feasibility
Rye Park Wind FarmEpuron/Tilt92276Planning approved[37]
Snowy Plains Wind Farm (Berridale)Epuron26Cancelled 2010[38]
Upper Hunter Energy ParkUpper Hunter Energy Park Pty Ltd34Feasibility[39]
UungulaWind Prospect / CWP125400Feasibility[40]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-05-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110219133059/http://www.industry.nsw.gov.au/energy/files/sustain_renew_wind_atlas_poster.pdf . 19 February 2011 . dmy-all .
  2. http://www.aemo.com.au/About-the-Industry/Registration/~/media/Files/Other/Registration%20Exemption%20Lists/Copy%20of%20NEM%20Registration%20and%20Exemption%20%20List.ashx AEMO Electricity Registration List
  3. Web site: Turbines take their turn . Ben Cubby . 25 March 2011 . Sydney Morning Herald .
  4. Web site: Project Description – Bango Wind Farm. bangowindfarm.com.au. en-AU. 2021-08-30.
  5. Web site: Huge Bango wind farm gets underway, to provide cheap power to Snowy Hydro. Mazengarb. Michael. 2019-08-12. RenewEconomy. en-AU. 2019-08-12.
  6. Web site: Biala Wind Farm. en-US. 2021-08-30.
  7. Web site: Blayney - Eraring Energy . 2010-08-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101112065323/http://www.eraring-energy.com.au/Default.aspx?aCateId=799 . 12 November 2010 . dmy-all .
  8. Web site: Facts & figures - - Boco Rock Wind Farm . bocorockwindfarm.com.au . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091016014246/http://bocorockwindfarm.com.au/facts_figures . 2009-10-16.
  9. Web site: SERREE. serree.org.au. en. 2019-07-01.
  10. Web site: Bodangora Wind Farm | Iberdrola Energy.
  11. Web site: Bodangora - Infigen Energy. www.infigenenergy.com. en. 2018-09-22.
  12. Web site: Our Business - Infigen Energy . www.infigenenergy.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110808075312/http://www.infigenenergy.com/our-business.html . 2011-08-08.
  13. Web site: NSW Wind Farms. 22 September 2018.
  14. Web site: Collector Wind Farm. Collector Wind Farm. en-US. 2021-08-30.
  15. Web site: Crookwell - Eraring Energy . 2010-06-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090929213504/http://www.eraring-energy.com.au/Default.aspx?aCateId=858 . 29 September 2009 . dmy-all .
  16. Web site: Crookwell Wind Farm . . 23 September 2019.
  17. Web site: Union Fenosa Wind Australia . 2013-01-15 . dead . https://archive.today/20130306032156/http://www.unionfenosa.com.au/PRnswCR2.php . 6 March 2013 . dmy-all .
  18. Web site: Crudine Ridge Wind Farm. Crudine Ridge Wind Farm. en-US. 2021-11-30.
  19. Web site: Electricity Generation - Origin Energy. 16 June 2021.
  20. Web site: Cullerin Range Epuron. epuron.com.au. 2019-07-01.
  21. Web site: Project Update « Gullen Range Windfarm . 2013-01-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130413153719/http://www.gullenrangewindfarm.com/the-project/project-update/ . 13 April 2013 . dmy-all .
  22. Web site: ACCIONA Australia - Gunning Wind Farm . www.acciona.com.au . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130421124315/http://www.acciona.com.au/business-divisions/energy/operational-projects/gunning-wind-farm . 2013-04-21.
  23. Web site: CEC - Hampton Wind Park . 2011-12-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306212639/http://www.cleanenergycouncil.org.au/cec/resourcecentre/casestudies/Wind/Hampton.html . 6 March 2012 . dmy-all .
  24. Web site: Welcome Online Community Consultation Sapphire Wind Farm. sapphirewindfarm.com.au. 2016-06-30.
  25. Web site: Construction Update – Sapphire. www.sapphirewindfarm.com.au. en-AU. 2018-11-11.
  26. Web site: White Rock Wind Farm switches on turbines. 10 July 2017. 22 September 2018.
  27. Web site: Woodlawn Wind Farm - Infigen Energy . www.infigenenergy.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130518052917/http://www.infigenenergy.com/woodlawn.html . 2013-05-18.
  28. Web site: Bowmans Creek. epuron.com.au. en-AU. 2018-11-13.
  29. Web site: MEDIA RELEASE: Sale of Yass Valley (Coppabella) to Goldwind. 1 February 2017. 22 September 2018.
  30. Web site: Wind Energy Projects - Infigen Energy. www.infigenenergy.com. en. 2018-11-13.
  31. Web site: About – Granite Hills Wind Farm. en-GB. 2019-07-01.
  32. Web site: About the Project. hills-of-gold-energy. en. 2019-07-01.
  33. Web site: Jupiter wind farm plans abandoned in face of community opposition. Vorrath. Sophie . 2018-03-19. RenewEconomy. en-AU. 2019-07-01.
  34. Web site: Paling Yards Wind Farm. 13 November 2018.
  35. Web site: Pottinger Wind Farm Planning Portal - Department of Planning and Environment . www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au.
  36. Web site: Massive renewables hub gets all clear from locals, but long distance activists complain about the view . RenewEconomy . en-AU . 18 October 2024 . seven neighbours within 10km .. no objections from anyone living within 20 kilometres.
  37. Web site: Rye Park Wind Farm. May 2018. 22 September 2018.
  38. Web site: WindAction Snowy Plains wind farm falls through. www.windaction.org . en. 2018-09-22.
  39. Web site: Upper Hunter Energy Park. Pamada. en-AU. 2019-07-01.
  40. Web site: Planning and Approvals – Uungula Wind Farm. uungulawindfarm.com.au. en-AU. 2018-09-22.

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