GELLIONDALE
WIND FARM

A PROPOSED RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITY
BY SYNERGY WIND PTY LTD

Planning Permit Approved

About the wind farm

Gelliondale Wind Farm is a renewable energy facility centred around the district of Gelliondale in south-east Victoria. The site is approximately 7 kilometres south-west of Yarram, 3 kilometres west of Alberton and 8 kilometres east of Welshpool.

The Gelliondale Wind Farm will accommodate a maximum of 13 wind turbines across 1500 hectares of cleared agricultural land and ancillary infrastructure, including an energy storage system and a substation adjacent to an existing 66 kilovolt transmission line that passes through the site.

The wind farm is planned to have a total capacity of up to approximately 80 megawatts, generating about 300,000 megawatt hours of renewable energy a year – enough clean electricity to power about 37,000 homes and representing an annual carbon dioxide reduction of some 320,000 tonnes. The project will create up to 85 full-time jobs at the peak of the construction phase and 5 ongoing operational roles.

Facts at a glance

  • Number of turbines: up to 13
  • Capacity of turbines: 4.xMW to 6.xMW
  • Total wind farm generation capacity: approx. 80MW
  • Wind turbine height (to tip of blade at highest point): up to 210m
  • Wind turbine rotor diameter: up to 164m
  • Wind turbine hub height: up to 129m
  • Ground clearance (height from ground to tip of blade at lowest point) minimum: 40m
  • Number of homes annual electricity needs met: about 37,000
  • Annual carbon dioxide reduction: about 320,000 tonnes
  • Construction jobs: up to 85 (FTE) at peak
  • Ongoing operational/maintenance jobs: 5 (FTE)