Bald Hills Wind Farm

The Bald Hills Wind Farm is an operating wind farm located approximately 10 km south east of Tarwin Lower in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The Bald Hills Wind Farm site covers approximately 1,750ha of largely cleared cattle and sheep grazing farmland. The turbines are located in three distinct areas, one to the west and one to the east of Tarwin Lower Waratah Road, and one near the end of Bald Hills Road.[1]

Bald Hills Wind Farm
CountryAustralia
Location10km south east of Tarwin Lower, Victoria
Coordinates38.789°S 145.926°E / -38.789; 145.926
StatusOperational
Commission date2015
Owner(s)Energy Infrastructure Trust
Wind farm
Type
  • Onshore
Hub heightUp to 85m
Rotor diameterUp to 92.5m
Site area1,750 hectares (4,300 acres)
Power generation
Units operational52
Make and modelSenvion MM92 WEC
Nameplate capacity106.6 MW
Annual net output380,000 MWh
External links
Websitebaldhillswindfarm.com.au

Overview

The Bald Hills Wind Farm has received planning approval from the Victorian Government and approval from the Federal Government under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act. This followed extensive project feasibility studies and Environmental Effects Statements (EESs). The EESs were assessed by an independent panel.

Bald Hills Wind Farm comprises 52 turbines of 2.05 MW capacity each, giving it a total capacity of 106.6 MW.[2] It is expected to produce 335,100 MWh of electricity per year, based on the long-term average forecast wind data. This is the equivalent of meeting the electricity requirements of over 62,000 homes—over four and a half times the homes in the South Gippsland Shire (based on 2006 census data).

Construction of the wind farm commenced in August 2012 and it became fully operational in May 2015.[3][4]

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References
  1. Bald Hills Windfarm: Location, retrieved 21 April 2011
  2. Bald Hill Wind Farm: About, retrieved 18 June 2017
  3. Bald Hill Wind Farm, retrieved 18 June 2017
  4. Henderson, Jenni: "Bald Hill wind farm progresses despite ongoing hurdles", ABC, 27 May 2014


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