List of wind farms in Queensland

This is a list of wind farms in Queensland, Australia. To be included on the list a wind farm must have a capacity of 10 megawatts (MW) or greater.

As of 2023, Queensland has four operating wind farms with a total installed capacity of about 826 MW.

Operational
Project name Sponsoring company Coordinates Capacity (MW) Date Notes
Coopers Gap[1][2][3] AGL Energy 26.55°S 151.33°E / -26.55; 151.33 453 2020 (2020) $850 million investment,[4] 123 turbines
Dulacca Wind Farm Octopus Investments 26.80°S 150.27°E / -26.80; 150.27 181 2023 (2023) $450 million investment, 43 Turbines
Mount Emerald Wind Farm[5] RATCH-Australia
Port Bajool		 17.2°S 145.4°E / -17.2; 145.4 180 2018 (2018) $400 million investment, 53 Turbines
Windy Hill Wind Farm Built by Stanwell Corporation, now owned by RATCH-Australia 17.5922°S 145.5306°E / -17.5922; 145.5306 12 2000 (2000) $20 million investment, 20 turbines

Projects
Project name Sponsoring company Coordinates Capacity (MW) Status Notes
Archer Point Wind Farm Wind Power Queensland 15.58°S 145.31°E / -15.58; 145.31 120 Feasibility
Clarke Creek Wind Farm[6][7] Lacour 22.77°S 149.53°E / -22.77; 149.53 800 Feasibility Up to 195 Turbines
Crediton Wind Farm[8] Transfield Services 21.215°S 148.540°E / -21.215; 148.540 40 Proposed
Crows Nest Wind Farm[9] AGL Energy 27.230916°S 151.959666°E / -27.230916; 151.959666 200 Cancelled $270 million investment, 40 turbines. Cancelled by AGL.[10]
Forsayth Wind Farm[11][12] Infigen Energy 18°35′13″S 143°44′45″E 75 Planning approved $250 million investment, 30 turbines
Forest Wind[13][14][15] CleanSight and Siemens Financial Services 25.776°S 152.795°E / -25.776; 152.795 1200 Planning approved $2 billion investment, up to 226 turbines[13]
High Road Wind Farm[16] Transfield Services 17.4923°S 145.4761°E / -17.4923; 145.4761 50[17] Planning approved $90 million investment, 17 turbines
Kennedy Energy Park Stage 1[18][19] Windlab 21°S 145°E 43 Commissioned Combined with 15 MW solar power and 2 MW / 4 MWh Battery.
Kennedy Energy Park Stage 2[18] Windlab 21°S 145°E 43 Feasibility Over $1.5 billion to construct, up to 300 wind turbines.
Kidston Wind Project[20] Genex Power 18.885°S 144.144°E / -18.885; 144.144 258 Feasibility Expanded to 258MW in November 2022 [21]
North Stradbroke Island Stanwell Corporation 27.555°S 153.460°E / -27.555; 153.460 15 Proposed
Windy Hill Wind Farm Stage 2 Proposed by Transfield Services 17.5922°S 145.5306°E / -17.5922; 145.5306 12 Cancelled
Kaban Green Power hub Neoen 17.06°S 146.75°E / -17.06; 146.75 130 Under construction Combined with 100 MW Battery.[22]
MacIntyre Wind Farm Acciona & CleanCo 28.339°S 151.507°E / -28.339; 151.507 1026[23] Under construction Located in Cement Mills, QLD
MacIntyre Wind Farm Herries Range Accional 29.776°S 153.906°E / -29.776; 153.906 1000[24]
Lakeland Wind Farm Windlab 100 Planning approved [25][26][27]
Banana Range Wind Farm Lacour 24.5333°S 150.3158°E / -24.5333; 150.3158 230 Planning approved Construction start expected Q1 2024[28]
Kingaroy Wind Farm Australia Energy Windfarm 57.12 Feasibility [29][30]

See also

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