Ararat Wind Farm

Australian wind farm

Ararat Wind Farm

Ararat Wind Farm in 2017

Country| Australia
Location| 9-17km northeast of Ararat, Victoria
Coordinates| 37°14′S 142°59′E﻿ / ﻿37.24°S 142.98°E﻿ / -37.24; 142.98﻿ (Ararat Wind Farm)
Status| Operational
Construction began| August 2015
Commission date| April 2017
Construction cost| A$450 million
Owners| Partners Group, RES Australia, OPTrust, GE
Operator| Windlab
Wind farm
Type| Onshore
Hub height| 85 metres (279 ft)
Rotor diameter| 103 metres (338 ft)
Power generation
Units operational| 75 × 3.2 MW
Make and model| General Electric 3.2-103
Nameplate capacity| 240 MW
Capacity factor| 27.49% (average 2018-2021)
Annual net output| 578.0 GWh (average 2018-2021)
External links
Website| www.ararat-windfarm.com

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Ararat Wind Farm is a wind farm in western Victoria, Australia. It is located approximately 180km northwest of Melbourne.[1] It was officially opened on 27 June 2017 and was the third-largest wind farm in Australia at that time, with capacity to generate 240MW from 75 turbines.[2]

The farm has General Electric turbines that have a rated capacity of 3.2 MW,[3] a hub height of 85 metres,[4] 103 metre rotor diameter,[1] and a tip height of 135 metres.[1]

Of the 75 turbines, 70 are in the Rural City of Ararat and five are in the Shire of Northern Grampians.[5]

## Operations

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The wind farm began grid output in August 2016[6] and reached full output in June 2017[7] and has operated continuously since then. The generation table uses eljmkt nemlog to obtain generation values for each month.

Ararat Wind Farm Generation (MWh)  Year  | Total  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec

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2016  | 75,683  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A  | 716*  | 8,266*  | 18,075*  | 22,087*  | 26,539*
2017  | 474,810  | 30,091*  | 36,563*  | 36,941*  | 34,929*  | 33,736*  | 16,404*  | 50,732  | 45,204  | 55,910  | 45,690  | 38,293  | 50,317
2018  | 592,510  | 53,655  | 46,062  | 56,475  | 30,700  | 54,112  | 38,952  | 63,663  | 56,214  | 44,039  | 53,829  | 48,864  | 45,945
2019  | 576,679  | 50,997  | 41,975  | 40,628  | 32,156  | 49,759  | 50,346  | 51,941  | 58,583  | 45,636  | 45,893  | 51,321  | 57,444
2020  | 589,419  | 53,954  | 46,572  | 62,532  | 39,658  | 55,387  | 37,301  | 37,466  | 50,866  | 56,740  | 52,194  | 42,836  | 53,913
2021  | 553,226  | 61,029  | 43,860  | 41,105  | 30,585  | 44,109  | 41,653  | 51,395  | 45,724  | 43,136  | 48,326  | 50,474  | 51,830

Note: Asterisk indicates power output was limited during the month.

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Ararat Wind Farm Key facts and figures" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
2. ^ "Australia's third-largest wind farm switches on to full capacity". RenewEconomy. 27 July 2017. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
3. ^ "Ararat (Australia) - Wind farms - Online access - The Wind Power". www.thewindpower.net. Archived from the original on 24 November 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
4. ^ "Ararat Wind Farm Round 2 Noise Compliance Testing" (PDF). p. 2\. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
5. ^ "Ararat Wind Farm, Victoria". Power Technology. Verdict Media Limited. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
6. ^ "Ararat Wind Farm begins production in Victoria during August – WattClarity". Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
7. ^ "Ararat Wind Farm fully switched on". www.sustainabilitymatters.net.au. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

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