This is a list of wind farms in South Australia. As of 2022, South Australia has 16 operating wind farms with a total installed capacity of about 2,139 MW. Prior to 2003, a 150 kW unit at Coober Pedy was the only large wind turbine in South Australia.[1]
| Project name | Sponsoring company | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Status | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canunda Wind Farm | Engie/Mitsui | 46 | Operating | |||
| Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm | EnergyAustralia/Acciona | 66 | Operating | |||
| Clements Gap Wind Farm | Pacific Hydro | 56.7 | Operating | Opened February 2010[2] | ||
| Neoen | -33.7°N 139°W | 412.5 | Under construction | Goyder South development application released August 2020[3] Goyder South application approved in May 2021.[4] Early works began in December 2021[5] Stage 1 (412.5 MW) | ||
| Hallett Wind Farm | AGL Energy | 350.7 | Operating | Hallett 1 (94.5 MW), Hallett 2 (71.4 MW), Hallett 4 (132.3 MW), Hallett 5 (52.5 MW). Hallett 3 (95 MW) was cancelled. | ||
| Hornsdale Wind Farm | Neoen and Megawatt Capital | -33.058°N 138.544°W | 316.8 | Operating | Stage 1 (102.4 MW), 2 (102.4 MW) and 3 (112 MW). | |
| Lake Bonney Wind Farm | Infigen | 278.5 | Operating | Stage 1 (80.5 MW), 2 (159 MW) and 3 (39 MW). | ||
| Lincoln Gap Wind Farm | Nexif Energy | 212.4 | Operating | [6] 59 3.6MW turbines. Stage 1 (35 turbines - 126 MW) Completed. Stage 2 (24 turbines - 86.4 MW) completed in 2022.[7] | ||
| Mount Millar Wind Farm (Yabmana) | Meridian Energy | 70 | Operating | [8] | ||
| Port Augusta Renewable Energy Park | Iberdrola | 210 | Operating[9] | Hybrid facility, 210 MW wind, 107 MW solar[10] | ||
| Tilt Renewables | 368.7 | Operating | Stage I & II | |||
| Starfish Hill Wind Farm | RATCH-Australia | 33 | Operating | |||
| Waterloo Wind Farm | EnergyAustralia | 130.8 | Operating | Originally built as 111 MW (2010), upgraded to 130.8 MW (2016). | ||
| Wattle Point Wind Farm | Infrastructure Capital | 90.75 | Operating | |||
| Willogoleche Wind Farm | Engie | -33.393°N 138.848°W | 119 | Operating | Operating as of 2019.[11] | |
| Keyneton | Pacific Hydro | 105[12] | Cancelled | Development was required to have commenced by 29 November 2019 and completed by 29 November 2021.[13] Expected to produce 325GWh/year.Pacific Hydro cancelled the project in October 2019 when it could not receive a time extension.[14] | ||
| Elliston Stages 1, 2 and 3 (Tungketta Hill) | Ausker Energies & ANZ Infra Services | 200 | Planning approval lapsed, new proposal in progress[15] | [16] | ||
| Green Point | Wind Prospect | 44 | Cancelled | Cancelled 2013[17] | ||
| Carmody's Hill[18] | Pacific Hydro | -33.37°N 138.48°W | 175 | Possibly cancelled | Planning approval lapsed in 2013[19] | |
| Myponga Wind Farm | TrustPower | 35 | Cancelled | [20] | ||
| Vincent North (Sheaoak Flat) | Pacific Hydro | 59 | Cancelled | Planning approved in 2004[21] extended for two more years in 2008[22] Planning approval lapsed 2010[23] | ||
| Troubridge Point (also known as Wattle Point stage 2) | Origin Energy | 30 | Cancelled | Wind Prospect sold to Origin Energy in 2004,[24] seems to have lapsed by 2008.[25] | ||
| Ceres | Spark Renewables | 600 | Proposed | Acquired in May 2022[26] | ||
| Kemmiss Hill | Origin Energy | 30 | Cancelled | Refused planning consent[27] | ||
| Waitpinga | Waitpinga Wind Farm Pty. Ltd. | 50 | Cancelled | Application rejected 2005[28] | ||
| Woakwine | Beacon Energy | 400 | Possibly cancelled | [29] | ||
| Barn Hill (Red Hill) | RATCH-Australia | 120 | Possibly cancelled | Not present on website as of September 2021.[30] | ||
| Kongorong | RATCH-Australia | 30 | Possibly cancelled | Listed as another development of RATCH-Australia in October 2016,[31] no longer appears on website as of September 2021. | ||
| Kulpara | RATCH-Australia | 100 | Possibly cancelled | Listed as another development of RATCH-Australia in October 2016, no longer appears on website as of September 2021. | ||
| Palmer | Tilt Renewables | -34.81°N 139.13°W | 300 | Development approved | Final appeal against development approval overturned November 2019[32] [33] Still progressing as of April 2021.[34] | |
| Twin Creek Wind Farm | RES Australia | -34.3°N 139.05°W | 183 | Development approval[35] | [36] |