- Bald Hills Wind Farm
The Bald Hills Wind Farm is located approximately 10km south east of
Tarwin Lower in South Gippsland. The Bald Hills Wind Farm site covers approximately 1750ha of largely cleared cattle and sheep grazing farmland.Overview
The Bald Hills Wind Farm has received planning approval from the Victorian Government and approval from the Federal Government under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act. This followed extensive project feasibility studies and Environmental Effects Statements (EESs). The EESs were assessed by an independent panel.
Bald Hills Wind Farm will comprise of 52 turbines of 2MW capacity each, giving it a total capacity of 104MW. It is expected to produce 335,100 MWh of electricity per year, based on the long term average forecast wind data. This is the equivalent of meeting the electricity requirements of over 62,000 homes—over four and a half times the homes in the South Gippsland Shire (based on 2006 census data).
Construction of the wind farm is expected to start in the first half of 2009. It is expected that the wind farm will be fully operational by mid-2011.
External links
* [http://www.baldhillswindfarm.com.au for further information]
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