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Yandin Wind Farm

Coordinates: 30°46′04″S 115°38′34″E / 30.767889°S 115.642778°E / -30.767889; 115.642778
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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Tcsmorey (talk | contribs) at 07:32, 30 August 2022 (Yandin Wind Farm has incorrectly been described as the largest in WA. It isn't and never has been - Collgar Wind Farm is the largest at 222MW. Collgar was commissioned (12 March 2012) at a de-rated 206MW and was then re-rated to its full design capacity of 222MW in April 2020, prior to the Yandin commissioning. For full disclosure, I am the CEO of Collgar, so not impartial in this matter. I believe in full transparency, however & would be happy to substantiate these statements. Regards, Thomas). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Yandin Wind Farm
Map
CountryAustralia
LocationDandaragan
Coordinates30°46′04″S 115°38′34″E / 30.767889°S 115.642778°E / -30.767889; 115.642778
StatusOperational
Construction beganJuly 2019
Commission dateMay 2021
Construction costAU$450 million[1]
OwnersRATCH-Australia (70%)
Alinta Energy (30%)
OperatorVestas
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Rotor diameter150 metres
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 214.2 MW
External links
Websitewww.yandinwindfarm.com.au

Yandin Wind Farm is one of Western Australia's largest[2][3] wind power stations, located in Dandaragan, Western Australia.

Construction was completed in late October 2020. It comprises 51 turbines with hub heights of 105 metres (344 ft) to maximise performance in the site's specific wind conditions. The turbines are Vestas V150 variants with a 4.2 MW capacity, resulting in a total generation capacity of 214 MW.[4][5]

Commissioning began in July 2020 [when?] with increasing outputs being exported onto the South West Interconnected System as capacity (turbines) came online.[6] The wind farm opened in May 2021.[1]

Alinta Energy stated "the wind farm would power the equivalent of approximately 200,000 households across Western Australia each year."[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Western Australia's biggest wind farm officially opens". Government of Western Australia. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "WA's biggest wind farm open for business". energymagazine.com.au. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  3. ^ "West Australia's largest wind farm, Yandin, goes online". constructionreviewonline.com.au. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  4. ^ Yandin Wind Farm Alinta Energy
  5. ^ Construction set to begin on WA’s largest wind farm Infrastructure Magazine 5 March 2019
  6. ^ AEMO Live data dashboard