Wonthaggi Wind Farm, Victoria (Australia)
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| Country | Australia |
| Location | Victoria |
| Coordinates | 38°36′11″S 145°32′26″E / 38.60306°S 145.54056°ECoordinates: 38°36′11″S 145°32′26″E / 38.60306°S 145.54056°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | December 2005 |
| Owner(s) | Origin Energy |
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| Hub height | 66m |
| Rotor diameter | 82m |
| Rated wind speed | 25m/s |
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| Units operational | 6 |
| Make and model | REpower: MM82 |
| Nameplate capacity | 12 MW |
Wonthaggi wind farm is a wind power station at Wonthaggi in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It has six wind turbines, with a total generating capacity of 12 MW of electricity.
Each of the turbines is a German made REpower MM82 turbines, each sitting on an Australian made 66m tall tower. The farm is operated by Origin Energy Australia, and became operational in December 2005.
In March 2012 one of the rotor blades snapped,Senvion (formerly REpower), the manufacturers of the turbine, replaced the blades and blamed the issue on a manufacturing fault.
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