List of wind farms in New South Wales
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The wind resource potential in NSW is very good, yet this potential has remained largely untapped. The NSW Wind Atlas, shows that many of the sites with good potential for wind farms are situated on the western side of the Great Dividing Range
. While the wind is also strong in coastal areas, wind farms are unlikely to be built there due to existing residential development and national park areas. NSW also has an extensive electricity transmission network, providing relatively good power grid access for new wind farms.
As of 2010, there was 187 MW of wind power installed in NSW. Australia's largest proposed wind farm, the Silverton Wind Farm
, to be established in the Far West of NSW, is still in its planning and approval stages.
To measure public attitudes to wind farms, the NSW government surveyed 2000 people and 300 businesses in rural NSW in late 2010. About 80 per cent of respondents said they would strongly support wind farms in their region. Support dropped off somewhat if a wind farm was proposed closer to a person's house but 60 per cent still supported wind turbines within two kilometres of their house. About 13 per cent of people surveyed, many aged over 65, said they did not support wind power.
Great Dividing Range
The Great Dividing Range, or the Eastern Highlands, is Australia's most substantial mountain range and the third longest in the world. The range stretches more than 3,500 km from Dauan Island off the northeastern tip of Queensland, running the entire length of the eastern coastline through...
. While the wind is also strong in coastal areas, wind farms are unlikely to be built there due to existing residential development and national park areas. NSW also has an extensive electricity transmission network, providing relatively good power grid access for new wind farms.
As of 2010, there was 187 MW of wind power installed in NSW. Australia's largest proposed wind farm, the Silverton Wind Farm
Silverton Wind Farm
The Silverton Wind Farm is a proposed wind farm to be built in far western New South Wales by renewable energy group Conergy. The wind farm would involve the installation of nearly 600 wind turbines north-west of Broken Hill. The large wind farm should have the capacity to generate electricity for...
, to be established in the Far West of NSW, is still in its planning and approval stages.
To measure public attitudes to wind farms, the NSW government surveyed 2000 people and 300 businesses in rural NSW in late 2010. About 80 per cent of respondents said they would strongly support wind farms in their region. Support dropped off somewhat if a wind farm was proposed closer to a person's house but 60 per cent still supported wind turbines within two kilometres of their house. About 13 per cent of people surveyed, many aged over 65, said they did not support wind power.
Wind Farms in New South Wales
A list of wind farms in New South Wales, as of 2008:| Project Name | Sponsoring Company | Coordinates | Capacity MW | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kooragang , Newcastle | EnergyAustralia EnergyAustralia EnergyAustralia is a large Australian electricity and natural gas supplier and retailer. A subsidiary of TRUenergy, it primarily supplies the Sydney, Newcastle and Central Coast areas of New South Wales and has, since market deregulation, increased its focus on retail supply opportunities in... |
32°52′38.94"S 151°44′54.95"E | 0.6 | Installed | |
| Crookwell Wind Farm Crookwell Wind Farm, New South Wales 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... |
Eraring Energy Eraring Energy Eraring Energy is an electricity generation company in Australia. It is fully owned by the Government of New South Wales, and has a portfolio of generating sites using thermal coal, wind, and hydroelectric power.... |
34.457°S 149.472°E | 4.8 | Installed | |
| Blayney Wind Farm Blayney Wind Farm, New South Wales The Blayney wind farm is a wind power station at Lake Carcoar, south of Blayney, New South Wales, Australia. Blayney has fifteen wind turbines, with a total nameplate capacity of 9.9 MW of electricity.- Technical information :... |
Eraring Energy Eraring Energy Eraring Energy is an electricity generation company in Australia. It is fully owned by the Government of New South Wales, and has a portfolio of generating sites using thermal coal, wind, and hydroelectric power.... |
33°37′19"S 149°11′54"E | 9.9 | Installed | |
| Hampton Wind Park | Wind Corporation Australia | 33.6388°S 150.0494°E | 1.32 | Installed | |
| Black Springs | Wind Corporation | 33.841°S 149.71°E | 40 | Feasibility | |
| Silverton Wind Farm Silverton Wind Farm The Silverton Wind Farm is a proposed wind farm to be built in far western New South Wales by renewable energy group Conergy. The wind farm would involve the installation of nearly 600 wind turbines north-west of Broken Hill. The large wind farm should have the capacity to generate electricity for... |
Epuron | 31.97°S 141.46°E | 1000 | Planning Approved | |
| Cooma | Pacific Hydro Pacific Hydro Pacific Hydro is an Australian company that specialises in electricity generation using renewable energy. Its focus is on hydroelectricity and windpower. It was a public company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange until July 2005. It was subject to a successful takeover offer by a subsidiary of... |
36.24°S 149.125°E | 100 | Feasibility | |
| Crookwell Wind Farm Crookwell Wind Farm, New South Wales 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... (phase II) |
Unión Fenosa Wind Australia | 34.458°S 149.470°E | 92 | Planning Approved | |
| Southern Highlands | ANZ Infrastructure Services | 34.486°S 150.42°E | 30 | Project Suspended | |
| Lord Howe Island | 31.55°S 159.08°E | 0.3 | Feasibility | ||
| Mt Spring | ActewAGL ActewAGL ActewAGL is Australia's first multi-utility to offer electricity, natural gas, water and wastewater services in a single organisation. At the time of its formation it was the only multi-utility of its kind in Australia.... |
33.398°S 149.152°E | 10 | Feasibility | |
| Murrurundi | GHG & GREP | 31.763°S 150.834°E | 35 | Feasibility | |
| Rock Flat Creek | Pacific Hydro Pacific Hydro Pacific Hydro is an Australian company that specialises in electricity generation using renewable energy. Its focus is on hydroelectricity and windpower. It was a public company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange until July 2005. It was subject to a successful takeover offer by a subsidiary of... |
36.158°S 149.21°E | 100 | Feasibility | |
| Woodlawn / Tarago | Infigen Energy | 35.084°S 149.62°E | 50 | Under construction | |
| Molonglo | Acciona Energy Acciona Energy Acciona Energy, a subsidiary of Acciona based in Madrid, is a Spanish company developing renewable energy projects, including small hydro, biomass, solar energy and thermal energy, and the marketing of biofuels. It also has assets in the field of co-generation and wind turbine manufacture... |
35.2319°S 149.446°E | 120 | Feasibility | |
| Snowy Plains Wind Farm (Berridale Berridale, New South Wales Berridale is a small town of 844 people in New South Wales, and is the administrative centre of the Snowy River Shire, one of Australia's major inland tourism destinations... ) |
Taurus Energy | 36.154°S 148.565°E | 26 | Planning Approved | |
| Taralga | RES Southern Cross | 34.405°S 149.818°E | 105 | Planning Approved | |
| Gunning Wind Farm Gunning Wind Farm The Gunning Wind Farm project is a proposed wind farm development in the Cullerin Range, north-east of Gunning, in New South Wales. A feasibility study indicates that the potential generating capacity of the site is about 60 MW. The study also indicates that transmission and environmental factors... |
Delta Energy | 34.782°S 149.266°E | 62 | Planning Approved | |
| Ben Lomond Guyla | Energreen Winds | 106 | Seeking Approval | ||
| Liverpool Range | Macquarie Generation | 6.6 | Seeking Approval | ||
| Paling Yards | Unión Fenosa Wind Australia | 35.144°S 149.022°E | 90 | Feasibility | |
| Conroys Gap Wind Farm | Epuron | 34.128°S 149.768°E | 30 | Planning Approved | |
| Cullerin Range Wind Farm Cullerin Range Wind Farm The 30 megawatt Cullerin Range Wind Farm is located in New South Wales, Australia. The wind farm was completed in 2009 and cost around $90 million.-See also:*Wind power in Australia*List of wind farms in New South Wales... |
Origin Energy | 34.814°S 149.396°E | 30 | Installed | |
| Evandale Goulburn | Taurus Energy | 30 | Project Suspended | ||
| Capital Wind Farm Capital Wind Farm The 140 megawatt Capital Wind Farm is located in New South Wales, around north east of Canberra, just southeast of Lake George and north of Bungendore... - Bungendore |
Infigen Energy | 35.1458°S 149.5671°E | 140 | Installed | |
| Bannister | Marubeni Corporation | 34.595°S 149.490°E | 30 | Proposed | |
| Crookwell Wind Farm Crookwell Wind Farm, New South Wales 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... |
ANZ Infrastructure Services | 34°30′59"S 149°32′33"E | 30 | Proposed | |
| Goulburn District | ActewAGL ActewAGL ActewAGL is Australia's first multi-utility to offer electricity, natural gas, water and wastewater services in a single organisation. At the time of its formation it was the only multi-utility of its kind in Australia.... |
34.759°S 149.715°E | 10 | Proposed | |
| Gurrundah | Marubeni Corporation | 34.666°S 149.418°E | 35 | Proposed | |
| Black Range | Epuron | Feasibility | |||
| Coppabella Hills | Epuron | Feasibility | |||
| Carrolls Ridge | Epuron | Feasibility |