Spicers Creek Wind Farm is a proposed 700 megawatt wind farm to be located 30 km west of Gulgong and 25 km north east of Wellington in Central West NSW. The porposed project area sits within three Local Government Areas – Dubbo Regional Council, Mid-Western Regional Council and Warrumbungle Shire Council.
The proposed project would include:
- the construction, operation and decommissioning of a wind farm with an estimated capacity up to 700 megawatts,
- 122 turbines and a maximum height of 300m (to blade tip),
- a battery with storage of 400 MW / 400MWh, and
- permanent ancillary infrastructure, including site offices, internal roads, underground and overhead cabling, and substations.
The wind farm will be located in the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ). The project has planned connections to the REZ transmission network.
PROJECT HISTORY
| May 2021 | CWP Renewables announces it is investigating the proposed site for the project. |
| Apr 2022 | Scoping report submitted to NSW Department of Planning and Environment. |
| May 2022 | SEARS issued |
Estimated Total Cost
(2022)
Sector
Energy
Procurement approach
Other |
Location
New South Wales |
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