Challicum Hills Wind Farm
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Country | Australia |
Location | Ararat, Victoria |
Coordinates | 37°23′S 143°07′E / 37.38°S 143.11°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | October 2002 |
Commission date | November 2003 |
Construction cost | $46,000,000 |
Owner(s) | Pacific Blue |
Operator(s) | TW Power Services |
Wind farm | |
Type | Onshore |
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) |
Site elevation | 400 m (1,312 ft) |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 35 |
Make and model | NEG Micon: NM64/1500 |
Nameplate capacity | 52.5 MW |
Annual net output | 141 GWh |
External links | |
Website | www |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
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 Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Origin Energy.
The wind farm is owned and operated by Pacific Blue. Part of the profits flow into a community fund that supports local projects.[1]
- Challicum Hills Wind Farm
- A vertical shot of Challicum Hills Wind Farm
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ten years of wind farm operation" in The Ararat Advertiser, 29 October 2013
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