Starfish Hill Wind Farm
Wind power station in southern Australia
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Starfish Hill Wind Farm is a wind power station spread over two hills near Cape Jervis, South Australia. It has 22 wind turbines, eight on Starfish Hill itself and 14 on Salt Creek Hill, with a combined generating capacity of 33 MW of electricity.
| Starfish Hill Wind Farm | |
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| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 35.5843°S 138.1402°E |
| Commission date | September 2003 |
| Construction cost | $65 million |
| Owner | RATCH-Australia |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | Onshore |
| Hub height | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Rotor diameter | 64 m (210 ft) |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 22 |
| Make and model | NEG Micon: NM64C |
| Nameplate capacity | 35 MW |
| Annual net output | 100 GWh |
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Starfish Hill Wind Farm was commissioned in September 2003, making it the first major wind farm in the state.[1] On 30 October 2010, one of the original 23 turbines caught fire and was destroyed. It was not replaced, leaving the wind farm with 22 turbines.[2]
Starfish Hill Wind Farm was developed by Tarong Energy at a cost of $65 million. RATCH-Australia (at that time part of Transfield Services) acquired the wind farm in December 2007.[1][3]
