How much did Windy Hill Wind Farm cost to build?
Windy Hill Wind Farm is a wind power station near Ravenshoe on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, with 20 turbines on 46 m towers and a capacity of 12 MW, enough for about 3,500 homes. Built by Stanwell Corporation and commissioned in 2000, it was the first utility-scale wind farm in Queensland; it was sold to the Transfield Services Infrastructure Fund in December 2007 and is now owned by RATCH-Australia. Its cost is reported as about A$20 million.
Reported project cost
AUD 20 million
Approximately $11.6 million
Cost basis: 2000
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