The Silverton Wind Farm is a 199
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wind farm
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situated on the
Barrier Ranges
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, built for
AGL Energy by
CATCON
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and
General Electric
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.
On 3 June 2009, the project was approved by the NSW state Government.
The project was initially set to begin construction in the first half of 2010, yet several issues caused delays. To begin, the transmission line needed to connect the fully developed wind farm would need to be as long as 300 km, and due to multiple connection options, as well as an expected large cost of the infrastructure, the decision of the final solution was delayed.
In 2012, the start-date for construction of the wind farm has been pushed back to 2014, after
AGL Energy decided to give priority to building two solar
photovoltaic plants which have received almost A$200m in government funding.
The project's planning approval was set to expire on 24 May 2016, however AGL submitted a Modification Application on 25 February 2016 with the sole aim to extend the project's Planning Approval expiry to 2021. On 3 June 2016 that application was granted, giving AGL the option to optimise and build the project within its
Powering Australian Renewables Fund. The project secured a Power Purchase Agreement with
EnergyAustralia
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for supply of 60% of its annual output until December 2030.
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On 16 May 2017, AGL announced construction had commenced.
As of 2019, it had been completed and is now operating.
Operations
The wind farm began grid output in May 2018 and was fully commissioned in May 2020 following long setbacks due to grid issues.
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to obtain generation values for each month.
Note: Asterisk indicates power output was limited during the month.
See also
*Silverton, New South Wales
Silverton is a small village at the far west of New South Wales, Australia, north-west of Broken Hill. At the , Silverton had a population of 50.
The town sprang up after the discovery of rich silver deposits, although it was soon eclipsed by ...
References
External links
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Project factsheet and milestone tracker
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