List of wind farms in South Australia

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.Wind Power and Wind Farms in South Australia

Table Project name Sponsoring company Coordinates Capacity (MW) Status Notes Canunda Wind FarmEngie/Mitsui 46Operating Cathedral Rocks Wind FarmEnergyAustralia/Acciona 66Operating Clements Gap Wind Farm Pacific Hydro 56.7OperatingOpened February 2010 Goyder Renewables Zone Neoen 412.5Operating Goyder South development application released August 2020 Goyder South application approved in May 2021. Early works began in December 2021. Stage 1 (412.5 MW) operating in late 2025. Hallett Wind Farm AGL Energy 350.7OperatingHallett 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 FarmNeoen and Megawatt Capital316.8OperatingStage 1 (102.4 MW), 2 (102.4 MW) and 3 (112 MW).Lake Bonney Wind FarmInfigen278.5OperatingStage 1 (80.5 MW), 2 (159 MW) and 3 (39 MW).Lincoln Gap Wind FarmNexif Energy212.4Operating 59 3.6MW turbines. Stage 1 (35 turbines - 126 MW) Completed. Stage 2 (24 turbines - 86.4 MW) completed in 2022. Mount Millar Wind Farm (Yabmana)Meridian Energy 70OperatingPort Augusta Renewable Energy ParkIberdrola210OperatingHybrid facility, 210 MW wind, 107 MW solar Snowtown Wind Farm Tilt Renewables 368.7Operating Stage I & II Starfish Hill Wind FarmRATCH-Australia 33Operating Waterloo Wind FarmEnergyAustralia 130.8OperatingOriginally built as 111 MW (2010), upgraded to 130.8 MW (2016). Wattle Point Wind FarmInfrastructure Capital 90.75OperatingWillogoleche Wind FarmEngie119OperatingOperating as of 2019. Keyneton Pacific Hydro 105Cancelled Development was required to have commenced by 29 November 2019 and completed by 29 November 2021. Expected to produce 325GWh/year.Pacific Hydro cancelled the project in October 2019 when it could not receive a time extension. Elliston Stages 1, 2 and 3 (Tungketta Hill) Ausker Energies & ANZ Infra Services 200Planning approval lapsed, new proposal in progress Green Point Wind Prospect 44CancelledCancelled 2013 Carmody's Hill Pacific Hydro 175Possibly cancelled Planning approval lapsed in 2013 Myponga Wind Farm TrustPower 35Cancelled Vincent North (Sheaoak Flat) Pacific Hydro 59CancelledPlanning approved in 2004 extended for two more years in 2008 Planning approval lapsed 2010 Troubridge Point (also known as Wattle Point stage 2) Origin Energy 30CancelledWind Prospect sold to Origin Energy in 2004, seems to have lapsed by 2008. Ceres Spark Renewables 600ProposedAcquired in May 2022 Kemmiss Hill Origin Energy 30Cancelled Refused planning consent Waitpinga Waitpinga Wind Farm Pty. Ltd. 50CancelledApplication rejected 2005 Woakwine Beacon Energy 400Possibly cancelled Barn Hill (Red Hill) RATCH-Australia 120Possibly cancelledNot present on website as of September 2021. Kongorong RATCH-Australia 30Possibly cancelled Listed as another development of RATCH-Australia in October 2016, no longer appears on website as of September 2021. Kulpara RATCH-Australia 100Possibly cancelled Listed as another development of RATCH-Australia in October 2016, no longer appears on website as of September 2021.Palmer Tilt Renewables300Development approvedFinal appeal against development approval overturned November 2019. Still progressing as of April 2021.Twin Creek Wind FarmRES Australia183Development approval

See also

List of power stations in South Australia Wind power in South Australia

References

External links

Wind power and wind farms in South Australia: Wind in the Bush Photographs of Canunda/Lake Bonney wind farms: Wind in the Bush