List of wind farms in Victoria

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Wind generator at Breamlea, built in 1987, photo taken in 2007

Victoria has some of the best wind resources in Australia, along the southern coast and in the higher altitude areas. Most of Victoria's wind farms are being built along the southern coast and around the Ballarat, Ararat, and Hamilton areas.

The total capacity for the state as of 2014 was around 1,080 MW, more than double the output of the Anglesea Coal Fired Power Station. Several wind farms are under construction while several more have been proposed and approved. The total potential capacity of wind turbines in Victoria including those currently operational, those under construction, and approved proposals is around 3,600 MW. By comparison, Victoria's total peak electricity usage is around 8,000–10,000 MW.

Wind farms in Victoria

This is a list of wind farms in Victoria, Australia with a generating capacity of more than 4 MW:

Project Name	Sponsoring Company	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Status	Notes
Cape Bridgewater (part of the Portland Wind Farm)	Pacific Hydro		59	Operating
Cape Nelson South (part of the Portland Wind Farm)	Pacific Hydro		44	Operating
Challicum Hills Wind Farm	Pacific Hydro		52.5	Operating
Codrington Wind Farm	Pacific Hydro		18.2	Operating
Hepburn Community Wind Farm	Hepburn Wind		4.1	Operating
Macarthur Wind Farm	AGL Energy/Meridian Energy		420	Operating
Mortons Lane Wind Farm (Woodhouse)	Tian Run Australia		30	Operating
Mount Mercer Wind Farm	Meridian Energy		131	Operating
Oaklands Hill	AGL Energy Limited		67.2	Operating
Toora Wind Farm	Transfield Infrastructure Fund		21	Operating
Waubra Wind Farm	Acciona Energy/ ANZ Infrastructure Services		192	Operating
Wonthaggi Wind Farm	Wind Power Pty Ltd		12	Operating
Yambuk (part of the Portland Wind Farm)	Pacific Hydro		30	Operating
Cape Sir William Grant and Cape Nelson Nth (part of the Portland Wind Farm)	Pacific Hydro		54	Project approved
Crowlands/ Glenlofty	Pacific Hydro		140	Under construction
Yaloak South Wind Farm	Pacific Hydro		29	Project approved
Bald Hills Wind Farm	Wind Power Pty Ltd		109	Planning approved
Berrimal	Acciona Energy		72	Planning approved
Berrybank	Unión Fenosa Wind Australia		178	Planning approved
Chepstowe Wind Farm	Future Wind		6	Planning approved
Hawkesdale	Unión Fenosa Wind Australia		62	Planning approved
Lal Lal Wind Farm	WestWind Energy		160	Planning approved
Moorabool Wind Project	WestWind Energy		321	Planning approved
Mount Gellibrand	ProVentum		232	Planning approved	$380m, 116 turbines [1]
Naroghid	Wind Farm Developments		30	Planning approved
Newfield	Acciona Energy		22.5	Planning approved -(Check)
Ryan's Corner	Unión Fenosa Wind Australia		136	Planning approved
Salt Creek Wind Farm (Woorndoo)	Sustainable Energy Australia & NewEN Australia		30	Planning approved
Darlington	Unión Fenosa Wind Australia		300	Seeking approval
Mortlake	Acciona Energy		288	Seeking approval
Dean	Wind Power Pty Ltd		20	Proposed
Pyrenees	Wind Power Pty Ltd		200	Proposed
The Sisters Wind Farm	Wind Farm Developments		30	Proposed
Baynton	Stanwell Corporation and WindLab Systems		50	Feasibility
Korumburra	Wind Power Pty Ltd		12	Feasibility
Portland	Wind Power Pty Ltd		17.5	Feasibility
Sidonia Hills	Hydro Tasmania		120	Feasibility -(Check)
Tarrone	Unión Fenosa Wind Australia		30	Feasibility
Dollar	AGL Energy		80	Project cancelled

Summary of Victoria-wide total production in MW

Status	Capacity (MW)
Operating	1,080
Under construction	n/a
Planning approved	2,345
Seeking approval	200
Proposed	n/a
Feasibility	n/a
All Stages	≈3600

See also

• Energy in Victoria
• List of power stations in Victoria
• Wind power in Australia
• Renewable energy commercialization

External links

• Wind farms in Victoria: Wind in the Bush
• Photographs of Victorian Wind Farms: Wind in the Bush
• Yes2Renewables: wind energy in Victoria (including google map of proposed and existing projects)
• Department of Primary Industries list of wind projects