List of wind farms in South Australia

This is a list of wind farms in South Australia. As of 2008, South Australia has an installed wind farm

Wind farm

A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electric power. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other...

capacity of about 500 MW (Canunda, Cathedral rocks, Lake Bonney Stage 1, Mount Millar, Starfish Hill, and Wattle Point), with approximately a further 270 MW under construction (Hallett, Lake Bonney Stage 2). Prior to 2003, a 150 kW unit at Coober Pedy was the only large wind turbine

Wind turbine

A wind turbine is a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy. If the mechanical energy is used to produce electricity, the device may be called a wind generator or wind charger. If the mechanical energy is used to drive machinery, such as for grinding grain or...

in South Australia.

Project Name	Sponsoring Company	Coordinates	Capacity	Status
Coober Pedy		29.010°S 134.760°E	0.15 MW	Installed
Starfish Hill Wind Farm Starfish Hill Wind Farm, South Australia Starfish Hill Wind Farm is a wind power station spread over two hills near Cape Jervis, South Australia. It has 23 wind turbines, eight on Starfish Hill itself and 15 on Salt Creek Hill, with a combined generating capacity of 34.5 MW of electricity....	Transfield Services Infrastructure Fund	35.584°S 138.137°E	34.5 MW	Installed
Canunda Wind Farm	International Power International Power International Power PLC is an international electricity generator formed in 2000 by the demerger of National Power. It is headquartered at Senator House, 85 Queen Victoria Street in the City of London... / Wind Prospect Wind Prospect Wind Prospect group undertakes all aspects of wind energy development, including design, construction, operation and commercial services ....	37.697°S 140.379°E	46 MW	Installed
Lake Bonney Wind Farm - Stage 1 Lake Bonney Wind Farm Lake Bonney Wind Farm, in South Australia, was built in two stages. Stage 1 consisted of 46 turbines each having a rated capacity of 1.75 MW and was finished in March 2005. Construction of Stage 2 began in November 2006 and was finished around April 2008. Stage 2 consisted of 53 turbines of 3 MW...	Infigen	37.759741°S 140.398014°E	80.5 MW	Installed
Lake Bonney Wind Farm - Stage 2 Lake Bonney Wind Farm Lake Bonney Wind Farm, in South Australia, was built in two stages. Stage 1 consisted of 46 turbines each having a rated capacity of 1.75 MW and was finished in March 2005. Construction of Stage 2 began in November 2006 and was finished around April 2008. Stage 2 consisted of 53 turbines of 3 MW...	Infigen	37.702722°S 140.367597°E	159 MW	Installed (April 2008)
Wattle Point Wind Farm Wattle Point Wind Farm Wattle Point Wind Farm is a wind farm near Edithburgh on the coast of South Australia, which has been operating since April 2005. When it was officially opened in June of that year it was Australia's largest wind farm at 91 megawatts. The installation consists of 55 wind turbines covering and was...	AGL & Wind Farm Developments	35.095039°S 137.728773°E	90.75 MW	Installed
Mount Millar Wind Farm	Transfield Services Infrastructure Fund	33.700407°S 136.738940°E	70 MW	Installed
Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm, South Australia Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm is a wind power station at Port Lincoln, South Australia. It has 33 wind turbines, with a combined generating capacity of 66 MW of electricity....	Hydro Tasmania Hydro Tasmania Hydro Tasmania, known for most of its history as The HEC, is the government owned enterprise which is the predominant electricity generator in the state of Tasmania, Australia... / 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...	34.761745°S 135.540813°E	66 MW	Installed
Snowtown Wind Farm Snowtown wind farm The Snowtown wind farm is a located on the Barunga and Hummocks ranges west of Snowtown in the Mid North of South Australia, around north of the state capital, Adelaide. It is owned by TrustPower.-History:... (Barunga Range Barunga Range The Barunga Range is a range of hills starting near Clements Gap and Merriton in South Australia. Toward the range's southern end it merges with the Hummocks Range at Barunga Gap, approximately south west of Snowtown.... )	Wind Prospect Wind Prospect Wind Prospect group undertakes all aspects of wind energy development, including design, construction, operation and commercial services ....	33.693347°S 138.130843°E	170 MW	Installed
Clements Gap Wind Farm Clements Gap Wind Farm Clements Gap Wind Farm is presently under construction and is located in the Barunga Range, South Australia near Clements Gap, some 20 minutes south of Port Pirie. The wind farm will consist of up to 45 wind turbines with a total generating capacity of 57 MW. It will provide enough electricity for...	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...	33.500°S 138.100°E	58 MW	Under construction
Elliston Stage 1 (Tungketta Hill)	Ausker Energies & ANZ Infra Services	33.650°S 134.890°E	55 MW	Planning Approved
Green Point	Wind Prospect Wind Prospect Wind Prospect group undertakes all aspects of wind energy development, including design, construction, operation and commercial services ....	38.000229°S 140.838574°E	44 MW	Planning Approved
Hallett Wind Farm - Hallett 1 - Brown Hill	AGL Energy AGL Energy AGL Energy is the largest Australian gas and electricity retailer, with over six million customers. It has large investments in the supply of gas and electricity, and has recently invested in sustainable energy businesses such as wind farms and a hydroelectric power station in Victoria’s High...	33.395°S 138.840°E	94.5 MW	Installed
Hallett Wind Farm - Hallett 2 - Hallett Hill	AGL Energy AGL Energy AGL Energy is the largest Australian gas and electricity retailer, with over six million customers. It has large investments in the supply of gas and electricity, and has recently invested in sustainable energy businesses such as wind farms and a hydroelectric power station in Victoria’s High...	33.395°S 138.840°E	71.4 MW	Under Construction
Kongorong	Transfield Services Infrastructure Fund	37.900°S 140.565°E	30 MW	Feasibility
Lake George	Babcock & Brown National Power		120 MW	Feasibility
Lake Hamilton / Sheringa	Hydro Tasmania Hydro Tasmania Hydro Tasmania, known for most of its history as The HEC, is the government owned enterprise which is the predominant electricity generator in the state of Tasmania, Australia...	33.810°S 135.230°E	110 MW	Feasibility
Mount Benson	Babcock & Brown National Power	37.020°S 139.767°E	130 MW	Feasibility
Myponga Wind Farm Myponga Wind Farm The Myponga Wind Farm is a wind farm project proposed by TrustPower in the southern Mount Lofty Ranges, on the Fleurieu Peninsula 50 km south of Adelaide, South Australia...	TrustPower TrustPower TrustPower Limited is a New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company, listed on the New Zealand stock exchange.TrustPower is New Zealand's fifth largest electricity generator and the fourth largest electricity retailer , serving 260,000 customers throughout New Zealand...	35.400°S 138.455°E	35 MW	Planning Approved
Shea Oak Flat	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...	34.511369°S 138.816973°E	59 MW	Planning Approved
Troubridge Point	Wind Prospect Wind Prospect Wind Prospect group undertakes all aspects of wind energy development, including design, construction, operation and commercial services ....	35.166520°S 137.558921°E	25 MW	Planning Approved
Uley	Babcock & Brown & National Power	34.680°S 135.640°E	160 MW	Feasibility
Sheringa Beach	Ausker Energies	33.855°S 135.190°E	100 MW	Feasibility
Waterloo Wind Farm Waterloo Wind Farm The Waterloo Wind Farm is located in South Australia. The 111 megawatt wind farm project was completed in 2010 at an estimated cost of $300 million.-See also:Wind power in South AustraliaList of wind farms in South Australia...	Roaring 40s	34.000°S 138.900°E	111 MW	Under Construction
Elliston Stage 2	Ausker Energies & ANZ Infra Services		65 MW	Planning Approved
Barn Hill (Red Hill)	Transfield Services Infrastructure Fund	33.575°S 138.060°E	120 MW	Feasibility
Lincoln Gap	Wind Energy Solutions	32.619°S 137.580°E	123.9 MW	Planning Approved
Eaglehawk	Origin Energy Origin Energy -History:Origin Energy was formed in February 2000, as a result of a demerger from the Australian conglomerate Boral Limited, in which the energy business was removed from the building and construction materials business to form the new company....		20 MW	Proposed
Eyre Peninsula	Babcock & Brown	34.750°S 135.770°E	100 MW	Proposed
Kemmiss Hill	Origin Energy Origin Energy -History:Origin Energy was formed in February 2000, as a result of a demerger from the Australian conglomerate Boral Limited, in which the energy business was removed from the building and construction materials business to form the new company....	35.575978°S 138.158795°E	30 MW	Proposed
Loch Well Beach	Ausker Energy	33.742065°S 135.023173°E	54 MW	Proposed
Tungketta Hill	Ausker Energies Pty Ltd	33.739669°S 135.066882°E	49.5 MW	Proposed
Vincent North	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...		59.4 MW	Proposed
Waitpinga	Waitpinga Wind Farm Pty. Ltd.	35.595°S 138.505°E	50 MW	Proposed
Weymouth Hill	Meridian Energy Meridian Energy Meridian Energy Limited is a New Zealand state-owned electricity generator and retailer. The company generates the largest proportion of New Zealand's electricity, generating 32 percent of the country's electricity in the year ending 31 December 2009, and is the fourth-equal largest retailer, with... / Wind Farm Developments		20 MW	Proposed
Woakwine	Beacon Energy	37.375°S 140.030°E	100 MW	Proposed
Gulnare	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...		175MW	Planning Approved

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