White Rock Wind Farm

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2019}}

{{infobox power station

| name = White Rock Wind Farm

| image =

| image_caption =

| coordinates = {{coord|29.79|S|151.54|E|region:AU_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| country = Australia

| location = Glen Innes, New South Wales

| status = Operational

| construction_began = May 2016

| commissioned = August 2017

| cost = A$450m (Stage 1 & 2) (2011 dollars)

| owner = Goldwind Australia

| operator =

| employees =

| wind_farm_type = Onshore

| wind_hub_height = {{convert|89.5|m|ft|0}}

| wind_rotor_diameter = {{convert|121|m|ft|0}}

| ps_units_operational = 70 × 2.5 MW

| ps_units_manu_model = Goldwind 121

| ps_electrical_capacity = 175 MW

| ps_electrical_cap_fac = 33.27% (average 2018-2021)

| ps_annual_generation = 510.0 GWh (average 2018-2021)

| website = https://whiterockwindfarm.com/

}}

White Rock Wind Farm is a wind farm in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is in the New England region of northern New South Wales, {{convert|40|km}} east of Inverell and {{convert|20|km}} west of Glen Innes. It is south of the Gwydir Highway. The Sapphire Wind Farm is north of the highway and Glen Innes Wind Farm is south of the highway closer to Glen Innes.{{cite web |url=https://www.sapphirewindfarm.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Sapphire_Wind_Farm_Map_web.pdf |publisher=CWP Renewables |access-date=13 September 2019 |title=Sapphire Wind Farm Map}} It is approved for up to 119 wind turbines, and stage 1 has been completed with 70 turbines.{{cite web |url=https://whiterockwindfarm.com |title=White Rock Wind Farm |website=White Rock Wind Farm |publisher=Goldwind |access-date=14 September 2019}} In 2011 it had an estimated construction cost of A$450m.{{Cite web|title=White Rock WindFarm Environmental Assessment|url=https://epuron.com.au/documents/396/DG%20Report%20Signed.pdf|access-date=30 October 2020}}

Operations

The wind farm began increasing output grid power in July 2017, was fully commissioned in February 2018 and has operated since then. The generation table uses [http://nemlog.com.au/ eljmkt nemlog] to obtain generation values for each month.

class="wikitable"

|+White Rock Wind Farm Generation (MWh)

!Year

!Total

!Jan

!Feb

!Mar

!Apr

!May

!Jun

!Jul

!Aug

!Sep

!Oct

!Nov

!Dec

2017

|80,622

|N/A

|N/A

|N/A

|N/A

|N/A

|N/A

|1,563*

|15,204*

|10,029*

|17,452*

|18,473*

|17,901*

2018

|520,686

|30,826*

|47,075*

|51,720

|47,184

|39,874

|46,462

|43,343

|49,259

|40,780

|40,160

|39,692*

|44,311

2019

|525,373

|30,786

|56,922

|44,355

|50,959

|43,413

|44,342

|49,503

|37,389

|45,090

|34,497

|42,634

|45,483

2020

|501,095

|33,449

|43,159

|54,146

|29,951

|44,302

|36,758

|45,327

|51,724

|48,544

|32,179

|32,371

|49,185

2021

|492,988

|43,138

|45,912

|47,525

|38,168

|30,667

|41,479

|49,611

|36,052

|30,623

|43,138

|48,021

|38,654

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

References

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{{Wind farms in Australia}}

{{Energy in New South Wales}}

Category:Wind farms in New South Wales

Category:New England (New South Wales)