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Cullerin Range Wind Farm

Wind farm in New South Wales, Australia

34°48′50″S 149°23′46″E / 34.814°S 149.396°E / -34.814; 149.396StatusOperationalConstruction began

2007

Commission date

2009

Construction costA$90 millionOwner(s)Energy DevelopmentsWind farm TypeOnshoreHub height80 metres (262 ft)Rotor diameter82 metres (269 ft)
92 metres (302 ft)Power generation Units operational8 × 2 MW
7 × 2.05 MWMake and modelSenvion MM82
Senvion MM92Nameplate capacity30 MWExternal linksWebsiteedlenergy.com/project/cullerin-range/

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The 30 megawatt Cullerin Range Wind Farm is located in the localities of Cullerin and Breadalbane in the Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales, Australia. The wind farm was completed in 2009 and cost around $90 million.^[1] The owner, Origin Energy, sold the business to Energy Developments, a subsidiary of Duet.^[2]

Incidents

On 5 January 2023, at about 6am, an electrical fire broke out in the generator cabin of one turbine. Local NSW Rural Fire Service firefighters attended the scene, to ensure that burning debris did not cause a fire on the ground. The three blades had been stopped with one vertical and that was consumed by the fire.^[3]

References

^ Alan Copeland. Electricity Generation Major Development Projects -- October 2009 Listing Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, ABARE, November 2009, p. 6.
^ Conroy, John (17 June 2016). "Origin sells Cullerin Range wind farm for $72m". www.theaustralian.com.au. The Australian. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
^ NSW Rural Fire Service crews contain blaze at Southern Tablelands turbine station. Nick McLaren, ABC News Online, 2022-01-05