White Rock Wind Farm

White Rock Wind Farm
Map
CountryAustralia
LocationGlen Innes, New South Wales
Coordinates29°47′S 151°32′E / 29.79°S 151.54°E / -29.79; 151.54
StatusOperational
Construction beganMay 2016
Commission dateAugust 2017
Construction costA$450m (Stage 1 & 2) (2011 dollars)
OwnerGoldwind Australia
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Hub height89.5 metres (294 ft)
Rotor diameter121 metres (397 ft)
Power generation
Units operational70 × 2.5 MW
Make and modelGoldwind 121
Nameplate capacity175 MW
Capacity factor33.27% (average 2018-2021)
Annual net output510.0 GWh (average 2018-2021)
External links
Websitehttps://whiterockwindfarm.com/

White Rock Wind Farm is a wind farm in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is in the New England region of northern New South Wales, 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Inverell and 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Glen Innes. It is south of the Gwydir Highway. The Sapphire Wind Farm is north of the highway and Glen Innes Wind Farm is south of the highway closer to Glen Innes.[1] It is approved for up to 119 wind turbines, and stage 1 has been completed with 70 turbines.[2] In 2011 it had an estimated construction cost of A$450m.[3]

  1. ^ "Sapphire Wind Farm Map" (PDF). CWP Renewables. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  2. ^ "White Rock Wind Farm". White Rock Wind Farm. Goldwind. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. ^ "White Rock WindFarm Environmental Assessment" (PDF). Retrieved 30 October 2020.