Construction begins on Stockyard Hill Wind Farm

Construction has begun on what is set to be Australia’s largest wind farm, which will generate enough electricity to power more than 390,000 households.

Based near Beaufort in Western Victoria, the Stockyard Hill Wind Farm is being developed by Goldwind and will see 149 turbines provide 530 MW of clean energy to power homes across Victoria and beyond. It will also provide a major boost for the local economy, delivering 300 jobs during construction and injecting more than $5 million into the local economy each year.

Origin Energy has underpinned the development of the project through a long-term power purchase agreement to buy all the power generated by the wind farm and the associated renewable energy certificates until 2030.

“We’re backing Victoria’s booming renewables industry every step of the way,” said Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, who visited the wind farm site last week to mark the start of construction. “The Stockyard Hill project will not only deliver the clean energy we need but will help power new jobs in Western Victoria.”

The Premier was joined in his visit by Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio. She remarked, “The Stockyard Hill Wind Farm is another fantastic project that will boost supply and support even more jobs in the booming clean energy sector.”

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