Starfish Hill Wind Farm is a

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station spread over two hills near Cape Jervis,

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. It has 22

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s, eight on Starfish Hill itself and 14 on Salt Creek Hill, with a combined generating capacity of 33 MW of

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. Starfish Hill Wind Farm was commissioned in September 2003, making it the first major wind farm in the state. On 30 October 2010, one of the original 23 turbines caught fire and was destroyed. It was not replaced, leaving the wind farm with 22 turbines. Starfish Hill Wind Farm was developed by Tarong Energy at a cost of $65 million.

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(at that time part of Transfield Services) acquired the wind farm in December 2007.TSI Fund acquires Five Wind Firms
Transfield Services 29 November 2007

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Fleurieu Peninsula Wind farms in South Australia 2003 establishments in Australia {{wind-farm-stub

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