Crookwell Wind Farm
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Crookwell Wind Farm, located at Crookwell west of Goulburn, New South Wales, consists of eight 600 kW wind turbines giving a total capacity of 4.8 MW. It was the first grid-connected wind farm in Australia when built by Pacific Power in 1998. It is now owned by Eraring Energy, and the wind farm currently supplies electricity to Country Energy's "GreenPower" customers.
Phase two of the Crookwell Wind Farm, which will have an installed capacity of 92 MW, is under construction as of 2009 and will cost $238 million.| Crookwell Wind Farm | |
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| Country | Australia |
| Locale | Crookwell, New South Wales |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1998 |
| Owner(s) | Pacific Power |
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| Turbine information | |
| Turbines | 8 X 600 kW |
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| Type | onshore |
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| Power generation information | |
| Installed capacity | 4.8 MW |
| Maximum capacity | 92 MW |
