Windy Hill Wind Farm
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Windy Hill Wind Farm is a wind power station near Ravenshoe on the Atherton Tableland, Queensland, Australia. It has 20 wind turbines with a generating capacity of 12 MW of electricity, providing enough power for about 3,500 homes. The cost of the project was A$20 million. It was the second wind farm to be constructed in Queensland after the 0.45Mw station on Thursday Island (1997).
Windy Hill Wind Farm | |
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Country | Australia |
Location | Ravenshoe, Queensland |
Coordinates | 17°35′32″S 145°31′50″E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1999; 25 years ago (1999) |
Commission date | August 2000; 23 years ago (2000-08) |
Construction cost | $20 million |
Owner(s) | RATCH-Australia |
Wind farm | |
Type | Onshore |
Site usage | Farm land |
Hub height | 46 m (151 ft) |
Rotor diameter | 44 m (144 ft) |
Rated wind speed | 13-25 m/s |
Site elevation | 1,090 m (3,576 ft) |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 20 |
Make and model | Enercon: E40 |
Nameplate capacity | 12MW |
External links | |
Website | www |
The power station was commissioned in 2000 and was initially operated by the Stanwell Corporation. In December 2007 Windy Hill was sold to Transfield Services Infrastructure Fund (TSIF) as part of the Queensland Government's ClimateSmart 2050 strategy.[1][2] A new substation was built to allow the wind farm's power to connect to the existing 66 kV transmission line.[3] RATCH-Australia bought TSIF in 2011.