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Starfish Hill Wind Farm is a wind power station spread over two hills near Cape Jervis, South Australia. It has 22 wind turbines, eight on Starfish Hill itself and 14 on Salt Creek Hill, with a combined generating capacity of 33 MW of electricity.

Starfish Hill Wind Farm
Country	Australia
Coordinates	35.5843°S 138.1402°E / -35.5843; 138.1402
Commission date	September 2003 (2003-09)
Construction cost	$65 million
Owner(s)	RATCH-Australia
Wind farm
Type	Onshore
Hub height	68 m (223 ft)
Rotor diameter	64 m (210 ft)
Power generation
Units operational	22
Make and model	NEG Micon: NM64C
Nameplate capacity	33 MW
Annual net output	100 GWh
External links
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Starfish Hill Wind Farm was commissioned in September 2003, making it the first major wind farm in the state.[1] On 30 October 2010, one of the original 23 turbines caught fire and was destroyed. It was not replaced, leaving the wind farm with 22 turbines.[2]

Starfish Hill Wind Farm was developed by Tarong Energy at a cost of $65 million. RATCH-Australia (at that time part of Transfield Services) acquired the wind farm in December 2007.[1][3]

See also

• Wind power in South Australia

References

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