Musselroe Wind Farm
Musselroe Wind Farm is a wind farm at Cape Portland, Tasmania, Australia.[1] It is third wind farm in the state, being owned and operated by Hydro Tasmania. It consists of 56 Vestas V90-3MW wind turbines, with a generating capacity of 168 MW. The energy output from the Musselroe Wind Farm will be sufficient to supply electricity to around 50,000 households and abate 450,000 tonnes of CO
2 emissions annually.[2]
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| Country | Australia |
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| Coordinates | 40.780556°S 148.029444°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 2013 |
| Operator(s) | Hydro Tasmania |
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| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 56 |
| Units planned | 56 × 3 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 168 MW |
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| Website | www |
The first 37 turbines have been connected to the grid in 2013,[3] and the full farm was completed in January 2014.[4]
References
- Alan Copeland. Electricity Generation Major Development Projects -- October 2009 Listing, ABARE, November 2009, p. 9.
- Alison Andrews: "Musselroe wind farm to light up Tasmania from February " in The Examiner, 10 December 2012
- Tim Walker and Leon Compton: "Musselroe Windfarm online" on ABC, 23 April 2013
- Mounster, Bruce: "Energy future lies in the wind as Tasmania is urged to embrace a 'world-class resource'" in The Mercury, 19 January 2014
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