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Crookwell Wind Farm Location of Crookwell Wind Farm in New South Wales Country Australia Location Crookwell, New South Wales Coordinates 34°30′59″S 149°32′33″E / 34.5165°S 149.54248°ECoordinates: 34°30′59″S 149°32′33″E / 34.5165°S 149.54248°E Status Operational Commission date 1998 Owner(s) Pacific Power Turbine information Turbines 8 X 600 kW Wind farm information Type onshore Power generation information Installed capacity 4.8 MW Maximum capacity 92 MW Crookwell Wind Farm, located at Crookwell west of Goulburn, New South Wales, consists of eight 600 kW wind turbines giving a total capacity of 4.8 MW. It was the first grid-connected wind farm in Australia when built by Pacific Power in 1998. It is now owned by Eraring Energy, and the wind farm currently supplies electricity to Country Energy's "GreenPower" customers.[1]
Phase two of the Crookwell Wind Farm, which will have an installed capacity of 92 MW, is under construction as of 2009 and will cost $238 million.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Wind Farms in NSW
- ^ Alan Copeland. Electricity Generation Major Development Projects -- October 2009 Listing, ABARE, November 2009, p. 9.
External links
- Crookwell Wind Farm is at coordinates 34°30′59″S 149°32′33″E / 34.5165°S 149.54248°ECoordinates: 34°30′59″S 149°32′33″E / 34.5165°S 149.54248°E
- Eraring Energy page on Crookwell Wind Farm
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