Challicum Hills Wind Farm

Challicum Hills Wind Farm

Challicum Hills Wind Farm
Location of Challicum Hills Wind Farm in Victoria
Country Australia
Location Ararat, Victoria
Coordinates 37°23′S 143°07′E / 37.38°S 143.11°E / -37.38; 143.11Coordinates: 37°23′S 143°07′E / 37.38°S 143.11°E / -37.38; 143.11
Status Operational
Construction began October 2002 (2002-10)
Commission date November 2003 (2003-11)
Construction cost $46,000,000
Owner(s) Pacific Hydro
Operator(s) Pacific Hydro
Wind farm
Type Onshore
Avg. site elevation 400 m (1,312 ft)
Site usage farming land
Hub height 68 m (223 ft)
Rotor diameter 64 m (210 ft)
Rated wind speed 57 km/h (15.8 m/s)
Power generation
Units operational 35
Make and model NEG Micon: NM64/1500
Nameplate capacity 52.5 MW
Average generation 141 GWh
Website
pacifichydro.com.au

Challicum Hills Wind Farm is a wind farm encompassed by 35 (1.5 MW) NEG NM 64 wind turbines, with a total generating capacity of 52.5 MW of electricity. The wind farm is near Ararat in western Victoria, Australia. The power station was commissioned in August 2003 and is in a long term PPA with Origin Energy.

The wind farm is owned and operated by Pacific Hydro. Part of the profits flow into a community fund that supports local projects.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Ten years of wind farm operation" in The Ararat Advertiser, 29 October 2013

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