Capital Wind Farm, Canberra, NWS Australia
S 35° 05.522 E 149° 29.995
55H E 727890 N 6113891
Viewing coordinates, from nearby reststop: S35.02.816 E 149.22.586.
Waymark Code: WM7NBB
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 11/12/2009
Views: 17
Information about the windfarm:
Name:Capital Wind Farm, sometimes called the Bungendore and Capital Hill Wind Farm
Location: Near Canberra/Lake George, NSW Australia
67 turbines are planned
Windmil Height: 124 M above the ground
$370 million project (projected)
Noise levels should not exceed 35 decibels/40-50 decibles on a windy day.
The giant wind towers are built to withstand huge wind gusts of up to 210 kilometres per hour.
It is expected that the completed windfarma will be capable of generating in excess of 400,000 megawatt hours per year of electricity.
Project started: 2008
Not yet completed as of 10/2009
Purpose: Electricity
Is This Windmill Functional?: Yes!
Windmill Farm: yes
Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum on Site: no
Date of Manufacture: Not listed
Open to the public: Not Listed
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