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This is a list of wind farms in Queensland, Australia. To be included on the list a wind farm must have a capacity of 10 megawatts (MW) or greater.

As of December 2023, Queensland has six operating wind farms with a total installed capacity of about 1025 MW.

## Operational[edit]

Project name  | Sponsoring company  | Coordinates  | Capacity (MW)  | Date | Notes

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Coopers Gap[1][2][3] | AGL Energy | 26°33′S 151°20′E﻿ / ﻿26.55°S 151.33°E﻿ / -26.55; 151.33 | 453  | 2020;
4 years ago (2020) | $850 million investment,[4] 123 turbines
Dulacca Wind Farm | Octopus Investments  | 26°48′S 150°16′E﻿ / ﻿26.80°S 150.27°E﻿ / -26.80; 150.27 | 181  | 2023;
1 year ago (2023) | $450 million investment, 43 Turbines
Mount Emerald Wind Farm[5] | RATCH-Australia
Port Bajool  | 17°12′S 145°24′E﻿ / ﻿17.2°S 145.4°E﻿ / -17.2; 145.4 | 180  | 2018;
6 years ago (2018) | $400 million investment, 53 Turbines
Windy Hill Wind Farm | Built by Stanwell Corporation, now owned by RATCH-Australia | 17°35′32″S 145°31′50″E﻿ / ﻿17.5922°S 145.5306°E﻿ / -17.5922; 145.5306 | 12  | 2000;
24 years ago (2000) | $20 million investment, 20 turbines
Kaban Green Power hub | Neoen | 17°04′S 146°45′E﻿ / ﻿17.06°S 146.75°E﻿ / -17.06; 146.75 | 156  | 2023  | Combined with 100 MW Battery.[6]
Kennedy Energy Park Stage 1[7][8] | Windlab | 21°S 145°E﻿ / ﻿21°S 145°E﻿ / -21; 145 | 43  | 2021  | Combined with 15 MW solar power and 2 MW / 4 MWh Battery.

## Projects[edit]

Project name  | Sponsoring company  | Coordinates  | Capacity (MW)  | Status  | Notes

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Archer Point Wind Farm | Wind Power Queensland  | 15°35′S 145°19′E﻿ / ﻿15.58°S 145.31°E﻿ / -15.58; 145.31 | 120  | Feasibility  |
Clarke Creek Wind Farm[9][10] | Lacour | 22°46′S 149°32′E﻿ / ﻿22.77°S 149.53°E﻿ / -22.77; 149.53 | 800  | Feasibility  | Up to 195 Turbines
Crediton Wind Farm[11] | Transfield Services | 21°12′54″S 148°32′24″E﻿ / ﻿21.215°S 148.540°E﻿ / -21.215; 148.540 | 40  | Proposed  |
Crows Nest Wind Farm[12] | AGL Energy  | 27°13′51″S 151°57′35″E﻿ / ﻿27.230916°S 151.959666°E﻿ / -27.230916; 151.959666 | 200  | Cancelled  | $270 million investment, 40 turbines. Cancelled by AGL.[13]
Forsayth Wind Farm[14][15] | Infigen Energy | 18°35′13″S 143°44′45″E﻿ / ﻿18.58694°S 143.74583°E﻿ / -18.58694; 143.74583 | 75  | Planning approved  | $250 million investment, 30 turbines
Forest Wind[16][17][18] | CleanSight and Siemens Financial Services  | 25°46′34″S 152°47′42″E﻿ / ﻿25.776°S 152.795°E﻿ / -25.776; 152.795 | 1200  | Planning approved  | $2 billion investment, up to 226 turbines[16]
High Road Wind Farm[19] | Transfield Services | 17°29′32″S 145°28′34″E﻿ / ﻿17.4923°S 145.4761°E﻿ / -17.4923; 145.4761 | 50[20] | Planning approved  | $90 million investment, 17 turbines
Kennedy Energy Park Stage 2[7] | Windlab | 21°S 145°E﻿ / ﻿21°S 145°E﻿ / -21; 145 | 43  | Feasibility  | Over $1.5 billion to construct, up to 300 wind turbines.
Kidston Wind Project[21] | Genex Power | 18°53′06″S 144°08′38″E﻿ / ﻿18.885°S 144.144°E﻿ / -18.885; 144.144 | 258  | Feasibility  | Expanded to 258MW in November 2022 [22]
North Stradbroke Island  | Stanwell Corporation | 27°33′18″S 153°27′36″E﻿ / ﻿27.555°S 153.460°E﻿ / -27.555; 153.460 | 15  | Proposed  |
Windy Hill Wind Farm Stage 2  | Proposed by Transfield Services | 17°35′32″S 145°31′50″E﻿ / ﻿17.5922°S 145.5306°E﻿ / -17.5922; 145.5306 | 12  | Cancelled  |
MacIntyre Wind Farm | Acciona & CleanCo  | 28°20′20″S 151°30′25″E﻿ / ﻿28.339°S 151.507°E﻿ / -28.339; 151.507 | 1026[23] | Commissioned  | Located in Cement Mills, QLD
MacIntyre Wind Farm Herries Range | Accional | 29°46′34″S 153°54′22″E﻿ / ﻿29.776°S 153.906°E﻿ / -29.776; 153.906 | 1000[24] |  |
Lakeland Wind Farm  | Windlab  |  | 100  | Planning approved  | [25][26][27]
Banana Range Wind Farm  | Lacour  | 24°32′00″S 150°18′57″E﻿ / ﻿24.5333°S 150.3158°E﻿ / -24.5333; 150.3158 | 230  | Planning approved  | Construction start expected Q1 2024[28]
Kingaroy Wind Farm  | Australia Energy Windfarm  |  | 57.12  | Feasibility  | [29][30]

## See also[edit]

* Queensland portal
* Weather portal
* Renewable energy portal

* List of power stations in Queensland
* Wind power in Australia

## References[edit]

1. ^ Green, Glenis (14 August 2008). "South Burnett poised to host power generator giant". The Courier-Mail.
2. ^ "AGL's $14m windfarm tilt". Business Day. 10 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
3. ^ "Coopers Gap Wind Farm". AGL. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
4. ^ "Coopers Gap Wind Farm".
5. ^ "Wind Farm Development at Mt Emerald". AZoCleantech. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
6. ^ webk. "Kaban Green Power Hub". Retrieved 23 January 2019.
7. ^ a b "Kennedy Wind Farm". windlab. Archived from the original on 18 July 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
8. ^ Vorrath, Sophie (12 March 2020). "Windlab extends truce with contractors in Kennedy Energy Park dispute". RenewEconomy.
9. ^ "The Project". Clarke Creek Wind and Solar Farm project. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
10. ^ "Billion-dollar wind farm approved in central Queensland". ABC News. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
11. ^ "AEMO Proposed Generation Projects". Australian Energy Market Operator. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
12. ^ Stuart Cumming (2 February 2011). "Crows Nest wind farm to go ahead". The Chronicle. Toowoomba Newspapers Pty Ltd. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
13. ^ "Construction starts on Australia's largest wind farm". South Burnett Times. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
14. ^ "Development Pipeline". Infigen Energy. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
15. ^ "Infigen waiting on outcome of Ergon Energy renewable energy tender". North Queensland Register. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
16. ^ a b "Forest Wind". Forest Wind. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
17. ^ Mazengarb, Michael (19 December 2019). "Massive 1,200MW Wide Bay wind farm gets kick start from state government". RenewEconomy. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
18. ^ "Job-generating Wide Bay wind farm proposal gaining momentum - The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory". statements.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
19. ^ Johannesen, Terry. "High Road Wind Farm". Transfield Services. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
20. ^ "Transfield Services adds to its wind farm development portfolio". Transfield Services. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
21. ^ "150MW Kidston Wind Project". Genex Power. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
22. ^ "Kidston Stage 3 Wind Project Update" (PDF). AFR.com. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
23. ^ "MacIntyre Find Farm Fact Sheet" (PDF). Acciona. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
24. ^ "MacIntyre Find Farm Fact Sheet".
25. ^ "lakeland-wind-farm". lakeland-wind-farm. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
26. ^ Parkinson, Giles (23 July 2019). "Queensland shortlists 10 big renewable and storage projects for CleanCo contracts". RenewEconomy. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
27. ^ "Windlab making headway on Lakeland development". Industry Queensland. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
28. ^ "Banana Range Wind Farm". Banana Range Wind Farm. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
29. ^ "Kingaroy Wind Farm Plans Unveiled". southburnett.com.au. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
30. ^ "AUSTRALIA ENERGY WINDFARM". auswindfarm.com. Retrieved 19 August 2019.

## External links[edit]

* Wind farms in Queensland: Wind in the Bush
* Qld Govt criticised for selling wind farms

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Wind farms in Australia

New South Wales|

* Bango
* Blayney
* Boco Rock
* Bodangora
* Capital
* Crookwell
* Cullerin Range
* Glen Innes
* Gullen Range
* Gunning
* Hampton
* Sapphire
* Silverton
* Taralga
* White Rock
* Woodlawn

Queensland|

* Coopers Gap
* Dulacca
* Kennedy
* Mount Emerald
* Windy Hill

South Australia|

* Canunda
* Cathedral Rocks
* Clements Gap
* Hallett
* Hornsdale
* Lake Bonney
* Lincoln Gap
* Port Augusta Renewable Energy Park
* Mount Millar
* Snowtown
* Starfish Hill
* Waterloo
* Wattle Point
* Willogoleche

Tasmania|

* Cattle Hill
* Granville Harbour
* King Island
* Musselroe
* Woolnorth

Victoria|

* Ararat
* Bald Hills
* Bulgana
* Challicum Hills
* Chepstowe
* Codrington
* Coonooer Bridge
* Crowlands
* Dundonnell
* Hepburn
* Kiata
* Lal Lal (Yendon)
* Leonards Hill
* Macarthur
* Maroona
* Mortons Lane
* Mount Gellibrand
* Mount Mercer
* Murra Warra
* Oaklands Hill
* Portland
* Stockyard Hill
* Salt Creek
* Toora
* Waubra
* Wonthaggi
* Yambuk
* Yaloak South

Western Australia|

* Albany
* Badgingarra
* Collgar
* Emu Downs
* Mumbida
* Nine Mile Beach
* Ten Mile Lagoon
* Walkaway
* Yandin

Proposed wind farms|

* Archer Point
* Coppabella
* Crows Nest
* Goyder South
* Kennedy Energy Park
* Moorabool
* Stockyard Hill
* Warradarge

* Wind power portal
* List of wind farms in Australia

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Energy in Queensland

Proposed power stations|

* Archer Point
* Crows Nest
* Kennedy Energy Park

Coal|

* Callide
* Collinsville
* Gladstone
* Kogan Creek
* Millmerran
* Stanwell
* Tarong North
* Tarong

Gas/kerosene|

* Barcaldine
* Braemar
* Collinsville
* Condamine
* Darling Downs
* Diamantina
* Leichhardt
* Mackay
* Mount Stuart
* Oakey
* Phosphate Hill
* Roma
* Swanbank E
* Townsville

Major hydro|

* Barron Gorge
* Kareeya
* Somerset
* Wivenhoe

Minor hydro|

* Koombooloomba
* Tinaroo
* Wivenhoe Small Hydro

Wind farms|

* Coopers Gap
* Dulacca
* Mount Emerald
* Windy Hill
* List of wind farms

Solar power stations|

* Barcaldine
* Clare
* Cloncurry
* Darling Downs
* Daydream
* Emerald
* Hamilton
* Hughenden
* Kidston
* Lakeland
* Longreach
* Ross River
* Sun Metals
* Sunshine Coast
* Western Downs
* Whitsunday
* Windorah

Companies|

* AGL Energy
* CleanCo Queensland
* Click Energy
* CS Energy
* Energex
* Envestra
* Ergon Energy
* Lumo Energy
* Origin Energy
* Powerlink Queensland
* QGC
* ReAmped Energy
* Senex
* Shell Energy Australia
* Stanwell Corporation
* Tarong Energy

Regulators|

* Australian Energy Market Commission
* Australian Energy Regulator
* Department of Energy & Water Supply
* Queensland Competition Authority

Market operator|

* Australian Energy Market Operator

Historical|

* History of electricity supply in Queensland
* Mica Creek
* NEMMCO
* Swanbank A Power Station
* Swanbank B Power Station
* Callide A Power Station
* Tennyson
* Bulimba
* New Farm

List of power stations in Queensland
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