Hornsdale Wind Farm

Hornsdale Wind Farm
Map
CountryAustralia
LocationSouth Australia
Coordinates33°03′29″S 138°32′38″E / 33.058°S 138.544°E / -33.058; 138.544
StatusOperational
Construction costA$89 million
OwnerNeoen Australia
Nuclear power station
Reactor supplier
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Hub height92.5 metres (303 ft)[1]
Rotor diameter110 metres (360 ft)
Power generation
Units operational99
Nameplate capacity315 MW
External links
WebsiteOfficial website

The Hornsdale Wind Farm is an electricity generator in the locality of Hornsdale in the south-west of the Narien Range, north of Jamestown, South Australia. It consists of 99 wind turbines with a generation capacity of 315 megawatts (422,000 hp).[2] The plant is owned and operated by Neoen, a French renewable energy company.

The electricity generated by Hornsdale Wind Farm is contracted to be supplied to the Australian Capital Territory.[3]

  1. ^ "Hornsdale Wind Farm". Siemens Australia. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Generation information page". Australian Energy Market Operator. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Neoen – Hornsdale Wind Farm". Investment Attraction South Australia, Department of State Development, Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.