Wind Energy

Wind power in the Australian Energy Market

% MW

Wind Energy Production During 1 December 2014

This graph depicts performance of wind farms connected to the electricity grid in south-eastern Australia over a 24-hour period.

The default, capacity factor graph shows the output as a percentage of registered capacity. On average wind farms in south-east Australia operate at a capacity factor of around 30-35%.

Alternatively, you may view the actual output in megawatts.

Different wind farms may be included or excluded from the graphs by toggling the check boxes. The total will update accordingly.

Wind Generators

ID	Name	Source/Technology	Registered Capacity (MW)
New South Wales (NSW1)
BANGOWF1	Bango Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	159
BOCORWF1	Boco Rock Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	113
BODWF1	Bodangora Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	113
CAPTL_WF	Capital Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	140
COLWF01	Collector Wind Farm 1	Wind, Wind - Onshore	228
CROOKWF2	Crookwell 2 Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	96
CRURWF1	Crudine Ridge Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	141
CULLRGWF	Cullerin Range Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	30
GULLRWF1	Gullen Range Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	276
GULLRWF2	Gullen Range Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	0
GUNNING1	Gunning Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	46
SAPHWF1	Sapphire Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	270
STWF1	Silverton Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	199
TARALGA1	Taralga Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	107
WOODLWN1	Woodlawn Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	48
WRWF1	White Rock Wind and Solar Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	175
			2,141
Queensland (QLD1)
COOPGWF1	Coopers Gap Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	452
MEWF1	Mount Emerald Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	180
			632
South Australia (SA1)
BLUFF1	The Bluff Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	52
CATHROCK	Cathedral Rocks	Wind, Wind - Onshore	66
CLEMGPWF	Clements Gap Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	57
CNUNDAWF	Canunda Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	46
HALLWF1	Hallett 1 Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	94
HALLWF2	Hallett 2 Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	71
HDWF1	Hornsdale Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	102
HDWF2	Hornsdale Wind Farm 2	Wind, Wind - Onshore	102
HDWF3	Hornsdale Wind Farm 3	Wind, Wind - Onshore	112
LGAPWF1	Lincoln Gap Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	212
LKBONNY1	Lake Bonney Wind Farm Stage 1	Wind, Wind - Onshore	80
LKBONNY2	Lake Bonney Stage 2 Windfarm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	159
LKBONNY3	Lake Bonney Stage 3 Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	39
MTMILLAR	Mt Millar Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	70
NBHWF1	North Brown Hill Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	132
SNOWNTH1	Snowtown Wind Farm Stage 2 North	Wind, Wind - Onshore	144
SNOWSTH1	Snowtown South Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	126
SNOWTWN1	Snowtown Wind Farm Units 1 And 47	Wind, Wind - Onshore	99
STARHLWF	Starfish Hill Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	34
WATERLWF	Waterloo Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	131
WGWF1	Willogoleche Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	119
WPWF	Wattle Point Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	91
			2,142
Tasmania (TAS1)
CTHLWF1	Cattle Hill Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	148
GRANWF1	Granville Harbour Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	110
MUSSELR1	Musselroe Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	168
WOOLNTH1	Woolnorth Studland Bay / Bluff Point Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	140
			566
Victoria (VIC1)
ARWF1	Ararat Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	242
BALDHWF1	Bald Hills Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	107
BRYB1WF1	Berrybank Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	181
BULGANA1	Bulgana Green Power Hub - Units 1-50	Wind, Wind - Onshore	182
CHALLHWF	Challicum Hills Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	52
CHYTWF1	Cherry Tree Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	58
CROWLWF1	Crowlands Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	80
DUNDWF1	Dundonnell Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	168
DUNDWF2	Dundonnell Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	46
DUNDWF3	Dundonnell Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	121
ELAINWF1	Elaine Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	84
KIATAWF1	Kiata Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	31
MACARTH1	Macarthur Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	420
MERCER01	Mt Mercer Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	131
MLWF1	Mortons Lane Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	20
MOORAWF1	Moorabool Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	150
MTGELWF1	Mt Gellibrand Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	138
MUWAWF1	Murra Warra Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	232
OAKLAND1	Oaklands Hill Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	67
PORTWF	Portland Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	148
SALTCRK1	Salt Creek Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	54
WAUBRAWF	Waubra Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	192
YAMBUKWF	Yambuk Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	30
YENDWF1	Yendon Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	144
YSWF1	Yaloak South Wind Farm	Wind, Wind - Onshore	29
			3,105
Total registered
			8,587

About the Australian Electricity Grid

The electricity grid managed by the AEMO covers New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania and is the world's largest interconnected power system.

The interface between generators (producers of energy) and consumers (industrial users, businesses and homes) is known as the National Electricity Market (NEM). It is the system though which the supply of energy to local distributors is managed, along with the price of that energy.

Most of Australia's electricity needs are fulfilled by power stations which burn fossil fuels like coal and natural gas to drive steam turbines.

A large part is also played by hydroelectric power stations while wind power contributes in line with meteorological conditions.

There are also many smaller generators which use solar technology, biomass, bagasse etc. to create electricity.

A relative newcomer is the installation, en masse, of domestic rooftop solar photovoltaics (PV). AEMO provides daily files summarising the performance of rooftop solar generation by region.