List of wind farms in New South Wales Facts for Kids

The wind resource potential in NSW is very good, yet this potential has remained largely untapped. The NSW Wind Atlas shows that many of the sites with good potential for wind farms are situated on the western side of the Great Dividing Range. While the wind is also strong in coastal areas, wind farms are unlikely to be built there due to existing residential development and national park areas. NSW also has an extensive electricity transmission network, providing relatively good power grid access for new wind farms.

As of March 2015, there was 625 MW of wind power installed in NSW. As of May 2019, there was 1493 MW of wind power installed in NSW.

To measure public attitudes to wind farms, the NSW government surveyed 2000 people and 300 businesses in rural NSW in late 2010. About 80 per cent of respondents said they would strongly support wind farms in their region. Support dropped off somewhat if a wind farm was proposed closer to a person's house but 60 per cent still supported wind turbines within two kilometres of their house. About 13 per cent of people surveyed, many aged over 65, said they did not support wind power.

Wind farms in New South Wales

A list of operating and planned wind farms in New South Wales is below.

Project name	Sponsoring company	Coordinates	Turbines	Capacity (MW)	Status	Completion Date	Notes
Bango Wind Farm	Wind Prospect / CWP	34°20′S 148°28′E / 34.34°S 148.47°E / -34.34; 148.47	46	244	Operating	2023	First project in Australia to use General Electric 5.3 MW Turbines.
Black Springs	Wind Corporation	33°50′28″S 149°42′36″E / 33.841°S 149.71°E / -33.841; 149.71		40	Cancelled
Blayney Wind Farm	Eraring Energy	33°37′19″S 149°11′54″E / 33.62194°S 149.19833°E / -33.62194; 149.19833	15	9.9	Operating	2000
Boco Rock Wind Farm	Wind Prospect / CWP	36°34′37″S 149°07′26″E / 36.577°S 149.124°E / -36.577; 149.124	67	113	Operating	2015
Capital Wind Farm	Infigen Energy	35°08′45″S 149°34′02″E / 35.1458°S 149.5671°E / -35.1458; 149.5671	67	140.7	Operating	2009
Collector Wind Farm	RATCH-Australia	34°51′S 149°23′E / 34.85°S 149.39°E / -34.85; 149.39	55	228	Operating	2021
Conroys Gap Wind Farm	Epuron	34°07′41″S 149°46′05″E / 34.128°S 149.768°E / -34.128; 149.768		30	Planning approved
Cooma	Pacific Hydro	36°14′24″S 149°07′30″E / 36.24°S 149.125°E / -36.24; 149.125		100	Feasibility
Crookwell Wind Farm	Tilt Renewables (formerly Eraring Energy)	34°27′25″S 149°28′19″E / 34.457°S 149.472°E / -34.457; 149.472	8	4.8	Operating	1998
Crookwell 2 Wind Farm	Unión Fenosa Wind Australia	34°32′28″S 149°34′12″E / 34.541°S 149.570°E / -34.541; 149.570	46	92	Operating	2018
Crudine Ridge Wind Farm	Wind Prospect / CWP	32°56′35″S 149°40′41″E / 32.943°S 149.678°E / -32.943; 149.678	37	135	Operating	2021
Cullerin Range Wind Farm	Epuron (owned by EDL)	34°53′56″S 149°38′53″E / 34.899°S 149.648°E / -34.899; 149.648	15	30	Operating	2009	Developed by Epuron, Built by Origin, sold to EDL
Gullen Range Wind Farm	Goldwind Australia / JNCEC	34°36′52.04″S 149°27′34.31″E / 34.6144556°S 149.4595306°E / -34.6144556; 149.4595306	73	165.5	Operating	2013
Gunning Wind Farm	Acciona	34°41′49″S 149°22′59″E / 34.697°S 149.383°E / -34.697; 149.383	31	46.5	Operating	2011
Hampton Wind Park	Wind Corporation Australia	33°38′20″S 150°02′58″E / 33.6388°S 150.0494°E / -33.6388; 150.0494	2	1.32	Operating	2001
Kooragang, Newcastle	EnergyAustralia	32°52′38.94″S 151°44′54.95″E / 32.8774833°S 151.7485972°E / -32.8774833; 151.7485972		0.6	Decommissioned
Liverpool Range	Epuron	31°52′59″S 149°52′16″E / 31.883°S 149.871°E / -31.883; 149.871	267	1000	Planning approved		Largest proposed wind farm in Australia.
Lord Howe Island		31°33′S 159°05′E / 31.55°S 159.08°E / -31.55; 159.08		0.3	Feasibility
Molonglo	Acciona Energy	35°13′55″S 149°26′46″E / 35.2319°S 149.446°E / -35.2319; 149.446		120	Cancelled
Mt Spring	ActewAGL	33°23′53″S 149°09′07″E / 33.398°S 149.152°E / -33.398; 149.152		10	Cancelled
Paling Yards	Unión Fenosa Wind Australia	35°08′38″S 149°01′19″E / 35.144°S 149.022°E / -35.144; 149.022	60	204	Feasibility
Rock Flat Creek	Pacific Hydro	36°09′29″S 149°12′36″E / 36.158°S 149.21°E / -36.158; 149.21		100	Feasibility
Rye Park Wind Farm	Epuron	34°34′S 148°58′E / 34.57°S 148.96°E / -34.57; 148.96	92	276	Planning approved		Sold to Tilt Renewables. Original total of turbines reduced from 126 to 109. 92 turbines have been approved.
Sapphire Wind Farm	CWP Renewables	29°45′S 151°29′E / 29.75°S 151.49°E / -29.75; 151.49	75	270	Operating	2018	Completed as of 31 October 2018.
Silverton Wind Farm	Epuron	31°58′S 141°28′E / 31.97°S 141.46°E / -31.97; 141.46	58	200	Operating	2019
Snowy Plains Wind Farm (Berridale)	Epuron	36°09′14″S 148°33′54″E / 36.154°S 148.565°E / -36.154; 148.565		26	Cancelled 2010
Taralga Wind Farm	CBD Energy/Banco Santander	34°25′37″S 149°51′28″E / 34.427076°S 149.857640°E / -34.427076; 149.857640	51	107	Operating	2015
Uungula	Wind Prospect / CWP	32°30′50″S 149°16′23″E / 32.514°S 149.273°E / -32.514; 149.273	125	400	Feasibility
White Rock Wind Farm	Goldwind Australia/ CECEP	29°47′S 151°32′E / 29.78°S 151.54°E / -29.78; 151.54	70	175 (Stage 1)	Operating	2018	Approval for up to 119 WTGs.
Woodlawn Wind Farm	Infigen Energy	35°05′02″S 149°37′12″E / 35.084°S 149.62°E / -35.084; 149.62	23	48.3	Operating	2011
Coppabella Wind Farm	Epuron	34°44′10″S 148°33′18″E / 34.736°S 148.555°E / -34.736; 148.555	75	284	Planning approved		Sold to Goldwind.
Bodangora Wind Farm	Infigen Energy	32°26′42″S 149°02′24″E / 32.445°S 149.04°E / -32.445; 149.04	33	113.2	Operating	2019	33 GE 3.4-130 Turbines
Bowmans Creek Wind Farm	Epuron	32°15′47″S 151°05′53″E / 32.263°S 151.098°E / -32.263; 151.098		250+	Feasibility
Flyers Creek Wind Farm	Infigen Energy		38	145	Under construction
Biala Wind Farm	BJCE Australia		31	110	Operating	2021
Granite Hills Wind Farm	Akuo Energy			132	Feasibility
Hills of Gold Wind Farm	Wind Energy		98	400	Feasibility
Jupiter Wind Farm	EPYC Pty Ltd			350	Cancelled
Upper Hunter Energy Park	Upper Hunter Energy Park Pty Ltd		34		Feasibility

List of wind farms in New South Wales facts for kids

Wind farms in New South Wales

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