Boco Rock Wind Farm | |
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Country | Australia |
Location | Nimmitabel, New South Wales |
Coordinates | 36°35′S 149°05′E / 36.58°S 149.08°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | August 2013 |
Commission date | 2015 |
Owner | Electricity Generating Public Company |
Operator | CWP Renewables |
Wind farm | |
Type | Onshore |
Hub height | 80 metres (262 ft) |
Rotor diameter | 100 metres (328 ft) |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 67 × 1.7 MW |
Make and model | General Electric 1.7-100 |
Nameplate capacity | 113.9 MW |
Capacity factor | 34.99% (average 2015-2021) |
Annual net output | 349.1 GWh (average 2015-2021) |
External links | |
Website | www |
Boco Rock Wind Farm is a wind farm 10km southwest of Nimmitabel in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. It has 67 GE 100-1.7 wind turbines with a hub height of 80m, and generates up to 113MW of electricity. It is managed by the developers, CWP Renewables but is now owned by EGCO.[1]
The engineering, procurement and construction contract for the wind farm was let in June 2013 to a consortium of GE and Downer EDI. The electricity generated is contracted for sale to EnergyAustralia.[2]