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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. 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.

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

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

Operations

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

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

References

1. ^ "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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