Challicum Hills Wind Farm
37°23′S 143°07′E / 37.38°S 143.11°E / -37.38; 143.11
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.[1]
- Challicum Hills Wind Farm
- A vertical shot of Challicum Hills Wind Farm
See also
References
- ^ "Ten years of wind farm operation" in The Ararat Advertiser, 29 October 2013
External links
- Pacific Blue page on Challicum Hills Wind Farm
- Clean Energy Council
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