Coonooer Bridge Wind Farm is a wind farm 90 km northwest of Bendigo in the Australian state of Victoria. Its output is contracted to supply the Australian Capital Territory via the National Electricity Market at $81.50 per megawatt hour.[1]
| Coonooer Bridge Wind Farm | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 36°26′10″S 143°21′42″E / 36.4362°S 143.3616°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2015 |
| Commission date | 2016 |
| Owners | Eurus Energy, Windlab and the local community |
| Operator | Windlab |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | Onshore |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 6 |
| Make and model | Vestas V117 |
| Nameplate capacity | 20 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | coonooerbridgewindfarm |
The site is jointly owned by Eurus Energy, Windlab and the local community. It was the first commercial wind farm in Australia to have the local community included in the ownership in this way.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Wind auction result delivers renewable energy and economic benefits to the ACT" (Press release). ACT Government. 6 February 2015. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Overview". Coonooer Bridge Wind Farm Pty Ltd. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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