Challicum Hills Wind Farm | |
Coordinates: | -37.38°N 143.11°W |
Country: | Australia |
Location: | Ararat, Victoria |
Status: | O |
Cost: | $46,000,000 |
Owner: | Pacific Blue |
Operator: | TW Power Services |
Ps Units Operational: | 35 |
Ps Units Manu Model: | NEG Micon NM64/1500 |
Wind Hub Height: | 680NaN0 |
Wind Rotor Diameter: | 640NaN0 |
Wind Rated Speed: | 571NaN1 |
Wind Farm Type: | Onshore |
Ps Site Elevation: | 4000NaN0 |
Wind Site Usage: | farming land |
Ps Electrical Capacity: | 52.5 MW |
Ps Annual Generation: | 141 GWh |
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]