Crookwell Wind Farm

Crookwell Wind Farm
Crookwell Wind Farm
Crookwell Wind Farm is located in New South Wales
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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°E / -34.5165; 149.54248Coordinates: 34°30′59″S 149°32′33″E / 34.5165°S 149.54248°E / -34.5165; 149.54248
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

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References

  1. ^ Wind Farms in NSW
  2. ^ Alan Copeland. Electricity Generation Major Development Projects -- October 2009 Listing, ABARE, November 2009, p. 9.

External links

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