Australia

Challicum Hills Wind Farm — 53 MW Wind

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Challicum Hills Wind Farm is a 53 MW wind power plant located in Australia. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
53 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2003

Year online

Owner
Pacific Hydro Pty Ltd

Operator

Location
-37.39, 143.11

Coordinates

Insights

#306
largest in %s
#1,243
largest %s worldwide
#12,895
largest worldwide
2003
%d yrs older than avg
7
operated by %s
15
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Wind
Capacity
53 MW
Commissioned
2003
Status
Operational
Owner
Pacific Hydro Pty Ltd
Country
Australia
Coordinates
-37.390, 143.114
Wikipedia
Link

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,518 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
37,942 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
11 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

330
cars / year
202
homes / year
68,985
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Challicum Hills Wind Farm is a 52.5 MW wind power plant in Australia, operated by Pacific Hydro Pty Ltd.

Ranked #55 of 95 wind plants in Australia, it represents 0.49% of the country’s total wind capacity of 10,637 MW. The largest wind plant in Australia is Golden Plains Wind Farm at 1,330 MW, making Challicum Hills 25.3 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Ararat Wind Farm (240 MW, Wind) and Crowlands Wind Farm (80 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Victoria, approximately 50 km from Ballarat.

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