Ararat Wind Farm
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CountryAustralia
Location9-17km northeast of Ararat, Victoria
Coordinates37°14′S 142°59′E / 37.24°S 142.98°E
StatusOperational
| Ararat Wind Farm | |
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 Ararat Wind Farm in 2017 | |
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| Country | Australia |
| Location | 9-17km northeast of Ararat, Victoria |
| Coordinates | 37°14′S 142°59′E / 37.24°S 142.98°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | August 2015 |
| Commission date | April 2017 |
| Construction cost | A$450 million |
| Owners | Partners Group, RES Australia, OPTrust, GE |
| Operator | Windlab |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | Onshore |
| Hub height | 85 metres (279 ft) |
| Rotor diameter | 103 metres (338 ft) |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 75 × 3.2 MW |
| Make and model | General Electric 3.2-103 |
| Nameplate capacity | 240 MW |
| Capacity factor | 27.49% (average 2018-2021) |
| Annual net output | 578.0 GWh (average 2018-2021) |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
Ararat Wind Farm is a wind farm in western Victoria, Australia. It is located approximately 180km northwest of Melbourne.[1] It was officially opened on 27 June 2017 and was the third-largest wind farm in Australia at that time, with capacity to generate 240MW from 75 turbines.[2]
The farm has General Electric turbines that have a rated capacity of 3.2 MW,[3] a hub height of 85 metres,[4] 103 metre rotor diameter,[1] and a tip height of 135 metres.[1]
Of the 75 turbines, 70 are in the Rural City of Ararat and five are in the Shire of Northern Grampians.[5]
