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 [1] 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.

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As of March 2015, there was 625 MW of wind power installed in NSW. [2] As of May 2019, there was 1493 MW of wind power installed in NSW.

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. [3] 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. [3]

Wind farms in New South Wales

Hampton Wind Farm

A list of operating and planned wind farms in New South Wales is below.

Operating

Project nameSponsoring companyCoordinatesTurbinesCapacity (MW)StatusCompletion dateNotes
Bango Wind Farm Wind Prospect / CWP 34°20′S148°28′E / 34.34°S 148.47°E / -34.34; 148.47 46244Operating2023 [4] [5] First project in Australia to use General Electric 5.3 MW Turbines.
Biala Wind Farm BJCE Australia31110Operating2021 [6]
Blayney Wind Farm [7] Eraring Energy 33°37′19″S149°11′54″E / 33.62194°S 149.19833°E / -33.62194; 149.19833 159.9Operating2000
Boco Rock Wind Farm [8] Wind Prospect / CWP 36°34′37″S149°07′26″E / 36.577°S 149.124°E / -36.577; 149.124 67113Operating2015 [9]
Bodangora Wind Farm [10] Infigen Energy 32°26′42″S149°02′24″E / 32.445°S 149.04°E / -32.445; 149.04 33113.2Operating201933 GE 3.4-130 Turbines [11]
Capital Wind Farm [12] Infigen Energy 35°08′45″S149°34′02″E / 35.1458°S 149.5671°E / -35.1458; 149.5671 67140.7Operating2009 [13]
Collector Wind Farm RATCH-Australia 34°51′S149°23′E / 34.85°S 149.39°E / -34.85; 149.39 55228Operating2021 [14]
Crookwell Wind Farm [15] Tilt Renewables [16] (formerly Eraring Energy) 34°27′25″S149°28′19″E / 34.457°S 149.472°E / -34.457; 149.472 84.8Operating1998
Crookwell 2 Wind Farm [17] Unión Fenosa Wind Australia 34°32′28″S149°34′12″E / 34.541°S 149.570°E / -34.541; 149.570 4692Operating2018
Crudine Ridge Wind Farm Wind Prospect / CWP 32°56′35″S149°40′41″E / 32.943°S 149.678°E / -32.943; 149.678 37135Operating2021 [18]
Cullerin Range Wind Farm [19] Epuron (owned by EDL) 34°53′56″S149°38′53″E / 34.899°S 149.648°E / -34.899; 149.648 1530Operating2009Developed by Epuron, Built by Origin, sold to EDL [20]
Gullen Range Wind Farm [21] Goldwind Australia / JNCEC 34°36′52.04″S149°27′34.31″E / 34.6144556°S 149.4595306°E / -34.6144556; 149.4595306 73165.5Operating2013
Gunning Wind Farm [22] Acciona 34°41′49″S149°22′59″E / 34.697°S 149.383°E / -34.697; 149.383 3146.5Operating2011
Hampton Wind Park [23] Wind Corporation Australia 33°38′20″S150°02′58″E / 33.6388°S 150.0494°E / -33.6388; 150.0494 21.32Operating2001
Sapphire Wind Farm [24] CWP Renewables 29°45′S151°29′E / 29.75°S 151.49°E / -29.75; 151.49 75270Operating2018Completed as of 31 October 2018. [25]
Silverton Wind Farm Epuron 31°58′S141°28′E / 31.97°S 141.46°E / -31.97; 141.46 58200Operating2019
Taralga Wind Farm CBD Energy/Banco Santander 34°25′37″S149°51′28″E / 34.427076°S 149.857640°E / -34.427076; 149.857640 51107Operating2015
White Rock Wind Farm Goldwind Australia/ CECEP 29°47′S151°32′E / 29.78°S 151.54°E / -29.78; 151.54 70175 (stage 1)Operating2018Approval for up to 119 WTGs. [26]
Woodlawn Wind Farm [27] Infigen Energy 35°05′02″S149°37′12″E / 35.084°S 149.62°E / -35.084; 149.62 2348.3Operating2011

Projects

Project nameSponsoring companyCoordinatesTurbinesCapacity (MW)StatusCompletion dateNotes
Black SpringsWind Corporation 33°50′28″S149°42′36″E / 33.841°S 149.71°E / -33.841; 149.71 40Cancelled
Bowmans Creek Wind FarmEpuron 32°15′47″S151°05′53″E / 32.263°S 151.098°E / -32.263; 151.098 250+Feasibility [28]
Conroys Gap Wind Farm Epuron 34°07′41″S149°46′05″E / 34.128°S 149.768°E / -34.128; 149.768 30Planning approved
Cooma Pacific Hydro 36°14′24″S149°07′30″E / 36.24°S 149.125°E / -36.24; 149.125 100Feasibility
Coppabella Wind FarmEpuron 34°44′10″S148°33′18″E / 34.736°S 148.555°E / -34.736; 148.555 75284Planning approvedSold to Goldwind. [29]
Flyers Creek Wind FarmInfigen Energy38145Under construction [30]
Granite Hills Wind FarmAkuo Energy132Feasibility [31]
Hills of Gold Wind FarmWind Energy98400Feasibility [32]
Jupiter Wind FarmEPYC Pty Ltd350Cancelled [33]
Kooragang, Newcastle EnergyAustralia 32°52′38.94″S151°44′54.95″E / 32.8774833°S 151.7485972°E / -32.8774833; 151.7485972 0.6Decommissioned
Liverpool RangeEpuron 31°52′59″S149°52′16″E / 31.883°S 149.871°E / -31.883; 149.871 2671000Planning approved
Lord Howe Island 31°33′S159°05′E / 31.55°S 159.08°E / -31.55; 159.08 0.3Feasibility
Molonglo Acciona Energy 35°13′55″S149°26′46″E / 35.2319°S 149.446°E / -35.2319; 149.446 120Cancelled
Mt Spring ActewAGL 33°23′53″S149°09′07″E / 33.398°S 149.152°E / -33.398; 149.152 10Cancelled
Paling YardsUnión Fenosa Wind Australia 35°08′38″S149°01′19″E / 35.144°S 149.022°E / -35.144; 149.022 60204Feasibility [34]
Pottinger AGL Energy 34°42′S144°30′E / 34.7°S 144.5°E / -34.7; 144.5 1300Feasibilityto EnergyConnect [35] [36]
Rock Flat Creek Pacific Hydro 36°09′29″S149°12′36″E / 36.158°S 149.21°E / -36.158; 149.21 100Feasibility
Rye Park Wind FarmEpuron/Tilt 34°34′S148°58′E / 34.57°S 148.96°E / -34.57; 148.96 92276Planning approved [37]
Snowy Plains Wind Farm (Berridale)Epuron 36°09′14″S148°33′54″E / 36.154°S 148.565°E / -36.154; 148.565 26Cancelled 2010 [38]
Upper Hunter Energy ParkUpper Hunter Energy Park Pty Ltd34Feasibility [39]
Uungula Wind Prospect / CWP 32°30′50″S149°16′23″E / 32.514°S 149.273°E / -32.514; 149.273 125400Feasibility [40]

See also

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