List of wind farms in South Australia

This is a list of wind farms in South Australia. As of 2017, South Australia has 17 operating wind farms with a total installed capacity of about 1,789 MW.[1] Prior to 2003, a 150 kW unit at Coober Pedy was the only large wind turbine in South Australia.[2]

Table

Project name Sponsoring company Coordinates Capacity (MW) Status Notes
Canunda Wind Farm Engie/Mitsui 37°41′49″S 140°22′44″E / 37.697°S 140.379°E / -37.697; 140.379 (Canunda) 46 Operating
Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm EnergyAustralia/Acciona 34°46′S 135°32′E / 34.76°S 135.54°E / -34.76; 135.54 (Cathedral Rocks) 66 Operating
Clements Gap Wind Farm Pacific Hydro 33°30′00″S 138°06′00″E / 33.500°S 138.100°E / -33.500; 138.100 (Clements Gap) 58 Operating Opened February 2010[3]
Coober Pedy 29°00′36″S 134°45′36″E / 29.010°S 134.760°E / -29.010; 134.760 (Coober Pedy) 0.15 Operating
Hallett Wind Farm - Hallett 1 - Brown Hill AGL Energy 33°23′42″S 138°50′24″E / 33.395°S 138.840°E / -33.395; 138.840 (Brown Hill) 94.5 Operating
Hallett Wind Farm - Hallett 2 - Hallett Hill AGL Energy 33°21′S 138°44′E / 33.35°S 138.73°E / -33.35; 138.73 (Hallett Hill) 71.4 Operating Spread of 10km N-S, 4km west of Mount Bryan[4]
Hallett Wind Farm - Hallett 3 - Mt Bryan AGL Energy 33°23′49″S 138°55′48″E / 33.397°S 138.930°E / -33.397; 138.930 95[5] Cancelled Cancelled in 2012.[6]
Hallett Wind Farm - Hallett 4 - North Brown Hill AGL Energy 33°14′S 138°43′E / 33.24°S 138.72°E / -33.24; 138.72 (North Brown Hill) 132 Operating 14km of the Brown Hill Ranges near Jamestown[7]
Hallett Wind Farm - Hallett 5 - The Bluff AGL Energy 33°22′S 138°48′E / 33.36°S 138.80°E / -33.36; 138.80 (The Bluff) 52.5 Operating 8 kilometres over the Porcupine Range
Hornsdale Wind Farm Neoen and Megawatt Capital 33°03′29″S 138°32′38″E / 33.058°S 138.544°E / -33.058; 138.544 (Hornsdale) 315 Operating
Lake Bonney Wind Farm - Stage 1 Infigen 37°46′S 140°24′E / 37.76°S 140.40°E / -37.76; 140.40 (Lake Bonney 1) 80.5 Operating
Lake Bonney Wind Farm - Stage 2 Infigen 37°42′S 140°22′E / 37.70°S 140.37°E / -37.70; 140.37 (Lake Bonney 2) 159 Operating
Lake Bonney Wind Farm - Stage 3 Infigen 39 Operating
Mount Millar Wind Farm Meridian Energy 33°42′S 136°44′E / 33.70°S 136.74°E / -33.70; 136.74 (Mount Millar) 70 Operating
Snowtown Wind Farm Trustpower 33°41′S 138°08′E / 33.69°S 138.13°E / -33.69; 138.13 (Snowtown) 368.7 Operating Stage I & II
Starfish Hill Wind Farm RATCH-Australia 35°35′02″S 138°08′13″E / 35.584°S 138.137°E / -35.584; 138.137 (Starfish Hill) 34.5 Operating
Waterloo Wind Farm EnergyAustralia 34°00′00″S 138°54′00″E / 34.000°S 138.900°E / -34.000; 138.900 (Waterloo) 111 Operating
Wattle Point Wind Farm Infrastructure Capital 35°05′42″S 137°43′44″E / 35.095°S 137.729°E / -35.095; 137.729 (Wattle Point) 90.75 Operating
Keyneton Pacific Hydro 34°34′S 139°13′E / 34.57°S 139.22°E / -34.57; 139.22 (Keyneton) 105[8] Development approved Development must commence by 29 Nov 2019 and complete by 29 Nov 2021[9] Expected to produce 325GWh/year.
Elliston Stages 1, 2 and 3 (Tungketta Hill) Ausker Energies & ANZ Infra Services 33°39′00″S 134°53′24″E / 33.650°S 134.890°E / -33.650; 134.890 (Elliston/Tungketta Hill) 200 Planning approved [10]
Green Point Wind Prospect 38°00′S 140°50′E / 38.00°S 140.84°E / -38.00; 140.84 (Green Point) 44 Cancelled Cancelled 2013[11]
Carmody's Hill[12] Pacific Hydro 33°22′S 138°29′E / 33.37°S 138.48°E / -33.37; 138.48 (Carmody's Hill) 175 Possibly cancelled Planning approval lapsed in 2013[13]
Lincoln Gap Lincoln Gap Wind Farm 32°37′08″S 137°34′48″E / 32.619°S 137.580°E / -32.619; 137.580 (Lincoln Gap) 123.9 Under construction
Myponga Wind Farm TrustPower 35°24′00″S 138°27′18″E / 35.400°S 138.455°E / -35.400; 138.455 (Myponga) 35 Cancelled [14]
Vincent North (Sheaoak Flat) Pacific Hydro 34°42′S 137°48′E / 34.7°S 137.8°E / -34.7; 137.8 (Vincent North) 59 Cancelled Planning approved in 2004[15] extended for two more years in 2008[16] Planning approval lapsed 2010[17]
Troubridge Point (also known as Wattle Point stage 2) Origin Energy 35°10′S 137°40′E / 35.16°S 137.67°E / -35.16; 137.67 (Troubridge Point) 30 Cancelled Wind Prospect sold to Origin Energy in 2004,[18] seems to have lapsed by 2008.[19]
Eaglehawk Origin Energy 20 Proposed
Ceres Senvion SE 34°35′S 137°46′E / 34.58°S 137.77°E / -34.58; 137.77 (Ceres) 600 Proposed
Eyre Peninsula Babcock & Brown 34°45′00″S 135°46′12″E / 34.750°S 135.770°E / -34.750; 135.770 (Eyre Peninsula) 100 Proposed
Kemmiss Hill Origin Energy 35°35′S 138°10′E / 35.58°S 138.16°E / -35.58; 138.16 (Kemmiss Hill) 30 Proposed
Waitpinga Waitpinga Wind Farm Pty. Ltd. 35°35′42″S 138°30′18″E / 35.595°S 138.505°E / -35.595; 138.505 (Waitpinga) 50 Proposed
Weymouth Hill Meridian Energy / Wind Farm Developments 20 Proposed
Willogoleche Wind Farm Engie 33°23′35″S 138°50′53″E / 33.393°S 138.848°E / -33.393; 138.848 (Willogoleche) 119 Under construction
Woakwine Beacon Energy 37°22′30″S 140°01′48″E / 37.375°S 140.030°E / -37.375; 140.030 (Woakwine) 100 Planning approved
Barn Hill (Red Hill) RATCH-Australia 33°34′30″S 138°03′36″E / 33.575°S 138.060°E / -33.575; 138.060 (Barn Hill) 120 Feasibility
Kongorong RATCH-Australia 37°54′00″S 140°33′54″E / 37.900°S 140.565°E / -37.900; 140.565 (Kongorong) 30 Pre-feasibility Listed as another development of RATCH-Australia in October 2016[20]
Kulpara RATCH-Australia {{Coord| 100 Feasibility Listed as another development of RATCH-Australia in October 2016[21]
Lake George Babcock & Brown National Power 120 Feasibility
Lake Hamilton / Sheringa Hydro Tasmania 33°48′36″S 135°13′48″E / 33.810°S 135.230°E / -33.810; 135.230 (Lake Hamilton/Sheringa) 110 Feasibility
Mount Benson Babcock & Brown National Power 37°01′12″S 139°46′01″E / 37.020°S 139.767°E / -37.020; 139.767 (Mount Benson) 130 Feasibility
Uley Babcock & Brown & National Power 34°40′48″S 135°38′24″E / 34.680°S 135.640°E / -34.680; 135.640 (Uley) 160 Feasibility
Palmer Tilt Renewables 34°49′S 139°08′E / 34.81°S 139.13°E / -34.81; 139.13 (Palmer) 375 Development approved Appeal against development approval overturned on 9 March 2018[22]

See also

References

  1. ↑ South Australian Government: "Wind energy in South Australia" Archived 16 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine., retrieved 4 November 2014
  2. ↑ Wind Power and Wind Farms in South Australia
  3. ↑ "Clements Gap wind farm". Pacific Hydro. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Hallett 2 Wind Farm". Aussie Renewables.
  5. ↑ "Hallett 3 Wind Farm". Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "AGL withdraws proposed Hallett 3 wind farm plan, ends community-led litigation". Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Hallett 4 Wind Farm". Aussie Renewables.
  8. ↑ "Chapter 3: Project Description" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Keyneton wind farm". Pacific Hydro. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Windfarm Developments". Ausker Energies Pty Ltd. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "Wind Prospect shelves Green Point Wind Farm plan: report". The Weekend Australian. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "Carmody's Hill wind farm". Pacific Hydro. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "Council snubs wind farm extension bid". ABC News. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  14. ↑ "SA puts foot down on Myponga/Sellicks Hill Wind Farm plan". FarmOnline. Fairfax Media. 24 January 2011.
  15. ↑ "Pacific Hydro expects expansion in SA". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 February 2004.
  16. ↑ "Development extension for Vincent North Wind Farm". National Wind Watch. 15 April 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  17. ↑ "Company withdraws interest in wind farm". windAction. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  18. ↑ "Troubridge Point". Wind Prospect.
  19. ↑ "Wind power in South Australia". Wind in the Bush. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  20. ↑ "Introduction to RATCH-Australia and Mount Emerald Wind Farm" (PDF). RATCH-Australia. October 2016. p. 4. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  21. ↑ "Introduction to RATCH-Australia and Mount Emerald Wind Farm" (PDF). RATCH-Australia. October 2016. p. 4. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  22. ↑ "Palmer Wind Farm". Tilt Renewables. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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