Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm is a 66 MW wind power plant in Australia, commissioned in 2007. It is operated by TRUenergy & Acciona Energy. This facility represents 0.62% of Australia's total wind capacity of 10,637 MW from 95 plants. Ranked #49 of 95 wind plants in Australia, Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm's 66 MW capacity is smaller than the largest wind plant, Golden Plains Wind Farm, which has a capacity of 1,330 MW, making Cathedral Rocks 20.1 times smaller. The nearest plant is Port Lincoln (73.5 MW, Oil). The facility is located in South Australia, approximately 250 km from Adelaide.
19 years old
Australia, Oceania
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 173 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~11 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Wind
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Australia- Continent
- Oceania
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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