Codrington Wind Farm

Codrington Wind Farm is a wind farm near Yambuk on the coast of south-western Victoria, Australia. Completed in June 2001, the 18.2MW installation of 14 wind turbines generates 51 GWh annually, for a capital cost of A$30 million by Pacific Hydro being the first fully private investment in a wind farm in Australia. When opened it was Australia's largest wind farm and the first in Victoria.

Codrington Wind Farm
Codrington Wind Farm
CountryAustralia
LocationPort Fairy, Victoria
Coordinates38.28°S 141.96°E / -38.28; 141.96
StatusOperational
Commission dateJuly 2001
Construction cost$33 million
Owner(s)Pacific Hydro
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Site usageFarming Land
Hub height60 m (197 ft)
Rotor diameter52 m (171 ft)
Power generation
Units operational14
Make and modelAN Bonus: B62/1300
Nameplate capacity18.2 MW
Annual net output51 GWh
External links
Websitewww.pacifichydro.com.au/english/projects/operations/codrington-wind-farm

The Yambuk wind farm (Part of the Portland Wind Farm project) is directly adjacent to the Codrington Wind Farm. It has a total of 30MW in its 20 turbines.

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