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Challicum Hills Wind Farm
Challicum Hills Wind Farm
CountryAustralia
LocationArarat, Victoria
Coordinates37°23′S 143°07′E / 37.38°S 143.11°E / -37.38; 143.11
StatusOperational
Construction beganOctober 2002 (2002-10)
Commission dateNovember 2003 (2003-11)
Construction cost$46,000,000
OwnerPacific Blue
OperatorTW Power Services
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Site usagefarming land
Hub height68 m (223 ft)
Rotor diameter64 m (210 ft)
Rated wind speed57 km/h (15.8 m/s)
Site elevation400 m (1,312 ft)
Power generation
Units operational35
Make and modelNEG Micon: NM64/1500
Nameplate capacity52.5 MW
Annual net output141 GWh
External links
Websitewww.pacificblue.com.au/our-energy-production/operating-sites/challicum-hills-wind-farm
CommonsRelated media on Commons
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Challicum Hills Wind Farm is a wind farm encompassed by 35 (1.5 MW) NEG NM 64 wind turbines, with a total generating capacity of 52.5 MW of electricity. The wind farm is near Ararat in western Victoria, Australia. The power station was commissioned in August 2003 and is in a long term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Origin Energy.

The wind farm is owned and operated by Pacific Blue. Part of the profits flow into a community fund that supports local projects.

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See also

References

  1. "Ten years of wind farm operation" in The Ararat Advertiser, 29 October 2013

External links

Wind farms in Australia
New South Wales Wind farm outside of Port Fairy, Victoria
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South Australia
Tasmania
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Proposed wind farms


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