Wind Farm Overview
In 2003 the only large wind turbine in South Australia was a 0.15 MW unit at Coober Pedy and by early 2004 there was 34 MW of installed wind power capacity.
As of December 2010, South Australia had thirteen operational wind farms, with an installed capacity of 1,018 MW. South Australia had half of the nation's installed wind capacity, despite only making up 8% of Australia's population. A further 184 MW of projects were under construction. It is estimated that wind power provided 14% of South Australia's energy demand in 2008/09.
As of October 2011, South Australia had an installed capacity of 1,205 MW, accounting for 21 per cent of electricity production.
| Installed capacity (MW) |
Wind farm | Developer | Generating since... |
|---|---|---|---|
| 159 | Lake Bonney Stage 2 | Infigen Energy | 02008-09-01September 2008 |
| 132 | Hallett 4 Wind Farm | AGL Energy | 02008-06-01June 2008 |
| 111 | Waterloo Wind Farm | Roaring 40s | 02010-01-012010 |
| 100 | Snowtown 1 Wind Farm | TrustPower | 02008-01-012008 |
| 95 | Hallett 1 Wind Farm | AGL Energy | 02007-03-01March 2007 |
| 91 | Wattle Point Wind Farm | AGL Hydro | 02005-06-01June 2005 |
| 80 | Lake Bonney Stage 1 | Infigen Energy | 02005-03-01March 2005 |
| 71 | Hallett 2 Wind Farm | AGL Energy | |
| 70 | Mount Millar Wind Farm | Meridian Energy | 02006-02-01February 2006 |
| 66 | Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm | Roaring 40s | 02005-01-012005 |
| 56 | Clements Gap Wind Farm | Pacific Hydro | |
| 52 | Hallett 5 Wind Farm | ||
| 46 | Canunda Wind Farm | International Power | 02005-03-01March 2005 |
| 39 | Lake Bonney Stage 3 | Infigen | 02010-01-012010 |
| 34 | Starfish Hill Wind Farm | Transfield Services | 02003-07-01July 2003 |
South Australia has provided regulatory certainty for wind farms, and the government has implemented land use planning policies which represent national best practice for accommodating wind farms. On 2 June 2009, Premier Mike Rann announced plans to increase South Australia's renewable energy production target to 33% by 2020, well above the national target of 20% by 2020.
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