Warradarge Wind Farm

Warradarge Wind Farm is under construction 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of Warradarge, and 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Eneabba in the Mid West region of Western Australia. The first of its planned 51 turbines was completed on 21 January 2020.[1]

Warradarge Wind Farm
Country	Australia
Location	Warradarge
Coordinates	29°58′48″S 115°29′24″E
Status	Operational
Construction cost	A$500m
Owner(s)	BEI
Wind farm
Type	Onshore
Hub height	84 metres (276 ft)
Rotor diameter	136 metres (446 ft)
Power generation
Units operational	51 × 3.6 MW
Make and model	Vestas V136
Units under const.	51 × 3.6 MW
Nameplate capacity	183.6 MW
Capacity factor	50 %
External links
Website	www.brightenergyinvestments.com.au/warradarge-wind-farm-1

It is owned by Bright Energy Investments, a joint venture between the Dutch fund manager DIF Capital Partners (40.05%), Australian industry superannuation fund Cbus (40.05%), and the Western Australian government's electricity generator and retailer Synergy (19.9%). The construction and maintenance contracts are with Danish company Vestas.[2][3]

Originally proposed in 2012 for up to 100 turbines generating 250 MW of electricity, when completed the wind farm will generate up to 180 MW from 51 turbines for the South West Interconnected System, the electricity grid in southern Western Australia.[3][4]

The wind turbines are manufactured by Vestas with 66 metre blades and a tip height of 152 metres above the ground. Western Power will construct a new 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) transmission line from the wind farm to the existing 330 kV transmission network.[5]

Operations

AEMO records begin in August 2020 for the wind farm. The generation table uses AEMO Facility SCADA to obtain generation values for each month. Collgar's code is WARRADARGE_WF1, so that is used as part of a SUMIF operation (shown below) on the table to get the total. Note that each month's values start 8 hours into the respective month and extend 8 hours into the next month.

=SUMIF(E2:E Last Row,"*WARRADARGE_WF1*",F2:F Last Row)

Warradarge Wind Farm Generation (MWh)

Year	Total	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2020	197,134	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	7,131	31,244	37,146	54,546	67,067

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

References

1. Vorrath, Sophie (21 January 2020). "First turbine up at 180MW Warradarge Wind Farm in W.A." Renew Economy. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
2. "Application Summary - The Warradarge Wind Farm" (PDF). Bright Energy Investments. 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
3. Parkinson, Giles (11 April 2018). "Cbus, DIF join Synergy to boost wind and solar portfolio". Renew Economy. Mullumbimby, NSW. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
4. "Warradarge Wind Farm". Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority. Joondalup, WA. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
5. "Warradarge Wind Farm - Under Construction". Bright Energy Investments. Retrieved 21 January 2020.