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Mount Mercer Wind Farm Location of Mount Mercer Wind Farm
Country Australia Location Victoria Coordinates 37°50′28″S 143°52′16″E / 37.84111°S 143.87111°ECoordinates: 37°50′28″S 143°52′16″E / 37.84111°S 143.87111°E Status Final Design Owner(s) Meridian Energy Power station information Primary fuel Wind Generation units 64 Power generation information Maximum capacity 131 MW Mount Mercer Wind Farm website The proposed Mount Mercer Wind Farm will be located at Mount Mercer approximately 30 kilometres south of Ballarat in Western Victoria on 2600ha. The wind farm will consist of 64 Enercon E82 wind turbines, giving a total installed capacity of 131 MW[1]. It is expected to generate approximately 395,000 megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity each year which could power approximately 74,000 households and result in a reduction of some 510,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide[2].
Construction was due to commence in September 2009 under the management of WestWind Energy, however the project changed hands to Meridian Energy in the middle of 2009[3]. Construction was delayed until the end of 2009 or early 2010 with Meridian Energy citing the global financial crisis as the cause of the delay in construction[3]. Construction has been further delayed until mid-year 2011, Meridian Energy cite the reason as re-designing how the Mount Mercer Wind Farm is back hauled to the national grid and thus having to renegotiate easement agreements with local land owners[4].
A proposed location[5] of the 64 wind turbines has been made available to the public. Local farmers who would have turbines on their land were offered $7000 per turbine per year[6].
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- ^ Mount Mercer Wind Farm Website
- ^ Wind farm to boost power supply
- ^ a b Mount Mercer Update August 2009
- ^ Holcombe, Angus. Meridian Energy Project Manager. Email update from March 30th, 2011.
- ^ Mount Mercer wind farm turbine layout
- ^ "Mt Mercer wind farm proposal". The Courier. 18 April 2006. http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/news/general/mt-mercer-wind-farm-proposal/192589.aspx. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
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