In March, New South Wales (NSW) showcased its renewable energy prowess as it powered half of Australia’s top-performing wind farms and helped the country’s largest grid generate more electricity from wind and solar than any other state. A report from Rystad Energy reveals that NSW generated a staggering 1010 gigawatt hours of electricity from wind (492GWh) and large-scale solar (518GWh) during the month, outperforming other states in terms of output, despite lagging behind in market share.
Among the top-performing wind assets, Acciona’s Gunning wind farm north of Canberra stood out with a remarkable capacity factor of 43.7%, surpassing the Liddell coal generator’s peak of 38%. As the last three units of Liddell coal generator are set to be closed this month, the achievements of the Gunning wind farm and other high-performing assets like APA Group’s Badingarra wind farm in Western Australia (43.7% capacity factor) and the Biala wind farm in NSW (41.4% capacity factor) signal a promising future for renewable energy in Australia.
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Rye Park Wind Farm is under construction in the same vicinity as Gunning and Biala. Note the three turbine blades beside the crane ready for installation after the Easter long weekend. The tempestuous Good Friday weather put on a good show at dusk – Pictures by Trevor Lee, Executive Director, Exemplary Energy.
