Waubra wind farm
Lisa, The Kids and I went over to Ballarat for a touch of shopping today. On a whim we went home via Waubra, which is where a huge wind farm is being installed.
According to the fact sheet on the official website the 128 turbines each generate 1.5MW for a total capacity of 192MW.
The turbines are huge. We found a side road where we could get pretty close to them, and while we were out of the car taking photos a farmer stopped by to say hello. He owned one of the 34 properties they’re on and invited us in to have a closer look.
Each one is 89 meters from the ground to the turbine housing, and 109 meters from the ground to blade tip. The actual blades are enormous and although they look like they’re turning pretty slowly the blade tip is certainly moving pretty quickly.
Lisa and I were both impressed with with how graceful they are. I know some people think they’re an eyesore, but we don’t agree. They’re pretty quiet and considering how much good they do (enough power to 140,000 homes) it’s a wonderful installation.
Many thanks to the anonymous farmer who kindly let us past the “No private access whatsoever” sign to take a close look.
Who said what?