South Australia begins building two giant wind farms after decade of delays
Two major South Australian wind farms began construction Wednesday: Palmer (288 megawatts) and Goyder North (346 megawatts), powering over 500,000 homes.
Construction began Wednesday on two major wind farms in South Australia. Tilt Renewables' Palmer Wind Farm produces 288 megawatts with 40 turbines.
Neoen's Goyder North produces 346 megawatts with 48 turbines. Together they generate enough power for more than 500,000 homes and supply about one-fifth of the state's electricity.
Palmer took over a decade to gain approval. It was first proposed in 2014 and scaled back from 103 turbines to 40 after community opposition and a court challenge.
The project creates more than 200 construction jobs. Goyder North is backed by a deal to supply renewable power to BHP's South Australian copper mines.
It is expected to create about 500 construction jobs.
- 288 megawatts with 40 turbines
- Palmer capacity
- 346 megawatts with 48 turbines
- Goyder North capacity
- more than 500,000
- Homes powered
- 103 turbines before scaling back
- Original Palmer size
Why it mattersThese wind farms will greatly boost South Australia's renewable energy supply and help the state move to clean power.
AustraliaSouth Australian homes and businesses will get cleaner electricity from these projects, adding to the state's growing renewable energy capacity.
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