List of wind farms in Queensland
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This is a list of wind farms in Queensland, Australia. To be included on the list a wind farm must have a capacity of 10 megawatts (MW) or greater.
As of December 2023, Queensland has six operating wind farms with a total installed capacity of about 1025 MW.
Operational
| Project name | Sponsoring company | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coopers Gap[1][2][3] | AGL Energy | 26.55°S 151.33°E | 453 | 2020 | $850 million investment,[4] 123 turbines |
| Dulacca Wind Farm | Octopus Investments | 26.80°S 150.27°E | 181 | 2023 | $450 million investment, 43 turbines |
| Mount Emerald Wind Farm[5] | RATCH-Australia Port Bajool |
17.2°S 145.4°E | 180 | 2018 | $400 million investment, 53 turbines |
| Windy Hill Wind Farm | Built by Stanwell Corporation, now owned by RATCH-Australia | 17.5922°S 145.5306°E | 12 | 2000 | $20 million investment, 20 turbines |
| Kaban Green Power hub | Neoen | 17.06°S 146.75°E | 156 | 2023 | Combined with 100 MW battery[6] |
| Kennedy Energy Park Stage 1[7][8] | Windlab | 21°S 145°E | 43 | 2021 | Combined with 15 MW solar power and 2 MW / 4 MWh Battery. |
Projects
| Project name | Sponsoring company | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer Point Wind Farm | Wind Power Queensland | 15.58°S 145.31°E | 120 | Feasibility | |
| Clarke Creek Wind Farm[9][10] | Lacour | 22.77°S 149.53°E | to be confirmed | Under construction | 72 out of 100 turbines are complete as at February 2025.[11] |
| Crediton Wind Farm[12] | Transfield Services | 21.215°S 148.540°E | 40 | Proposed | |
| Crows Nest Wind Farm[13] | AGL Energy | 27.230916°S 151.959666°E | 200 | Cancelled | $270 million investment, 40 turbines. Cancelled by AGL.[14] |
| Forsayth Wind Farm[15][16] | Infigen Energy | 18°35′13″S 143°44′45″E | 75 | Planning approved | $250 million investment, 30 turbines |
| Forest Wind[17][18][19] | CleanSight and Siemens Financial Services | 25.776°S 152.795°E | 1200 | Planning approved | $2 billion investment, up to 226 turbines[17] |
| High Road Wind Farm[20] | Transfield Services | 17.4923°S 145.4761°E | 50[21] | Planning approved | $90 million investment, 17 turbines |
| Kennedy Energy Park Stage 2[7] | Windlab | 21°S 145°E | 43 | Feasibility | Over $1.5 billion to construct, up to 300 wind turbines. |
| Kidston Wind Project[22] | Genex Power | 18.885°S 144.144°E | 258 | Feasibility | Expanded to 258MW in November 2022[23] |
| North Stradbroke Island | Stanwell Corporation | 27.555°S 153.460°E | 15 | Proposed | |
| Windy Hill Wind Farm Stage 2 | Proposed by Transfield Services | 17.5922°S 145.5306°E | 12 | Cancelled | |
| MacIntyre Wind Farm | Acciona & CleanCo | 28.339°S 151.507°E | 1026[24] | Commissioned | Located in Cement Mills |
| MacIntyre Wind Farm Herries Range | Acciona | 29.776°S 153.906°E | 1000[25] | ||
| Lakeland Wind Farm | Windlab | 100 | Planning approved | [26][27][28] | |
| Banana Range Wind Farm | Lacour | 24.5333°S 150.3158°E | 230 | Planning approved | Construction start expected Q1 2024[29] |
| Kingaroy Wind Farm | Australia Energy Windfarm | 57.12 | Feasibility | [30][31] |
