# Musselroe Wind Farm

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Wind farm in Tasmania, Australia

Musselroe Wind Farm Country Australia Location Cape Portland Coordinates 40°46′50″S 148°01′46″E / 40.780556°S 148.029444°E / -40.780556; 148.029444 Status Operational Commission date 2013 Construction cost $394 million Operator Hydro Tasmania Wind farm Type Onshore Hub height 80 metres (262 ft) Rotor diameter 90 metres (295 ft) Rated wind speed 15 m/s (49 ft/s) Power generation Units operational 56 × 3 MW Make and model Vestas V90 Units planned 56 × 3 MW Nameplate capacity 168 MW Capacity factor 38.39% (average 2014-2021) Annual net output 564.9 GWh (average 2014-2021) External links Website www.woolnorthwind.com.au/wind-farms/musselroe [edit on Wikidata]

**Musselroe Wind Farm** is a [wind farm](/source/Wind_farm) at [Cape Portland](/source/Cape_Portland), [Tasmania](/source/Tasmania), [Australia](/source/Australia).[1] It was the third wind farm built in the state, following the Bluff Point and Studland Bay Wind Farms (making up the larger Woolnorth Wind Farm).

While it is operated by [Hydro Tasmania](/source/Hydro_Tasmania), which has a 25% stake in the farm, China-based Shenhua Clean Energy (SCE) owns a 75% stake in the farm. Guohua Energy Investment owns a 75% share in SCE, while its sister company, Shenhua Hong Kong, owning the remaining 25% share in SCE.[2]

The farm consists of 56 Vestas V90-3MW wind turbines, with a generating capacity of 168 MW. The energy output from the Musselroe Wind Farm will be sufficient to supply electricity to around 50,000 households and abate 450,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually.[3]

The first 37 turbines were connected to the grid in 2013,[4][5] and the full farm was completed in January 2014.[6]

## Operations

The generation table uses [eljmkt nemlog](http://nemlog.com.au/) to obtain generation values for each month. Grid connection started in March 2013, and was fully commissioned during September 2013.

Musselroe Wind Farm Generation (MWh) Year Total Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2013 295,995 N/A N/A 32* 241* 945* 7,468* 30,983* 48,784* 51,220* 68,997 35,500 51,825 2014 484,474 34,713 27,852 31,917 34,204 44,233 39,258 40,538 34,299 46,341 53,862 47,685 49,572 2015 510,368 45,190 29,885 53,417 24,113 48,269 45,136 52,411 43,939 25,602 36,782 56,514 49,110 2016 612,762 42,717 35,000 32,513 38,435 54,397 66,585 74,100 52,272 40,050 65,207 61,271 50,215 2017 552,314 58,317 45,091 35,292 23,034 37,767 42,745 47,559 47,323 69,999 51,901 32,724 60,562 2018 581,505 41,025 36,252 43,946 52,602 60,142 41,883 67,299 61,374 59,152 32,440 40,365 45,025 2019 654,555 50,717 53,246 41,241 49,790 55,566 40,342 74,391 59,072 55,465 50,408 70,404 53,913 2020 555,972 52,825 58,586 30,647 56,364 47,486 37,668 36,360 46,909 50,266 45,181 39,047 54,633 2021 567,380 49,594 34,507 50,766 57,488 47,518 30,729 50,829 62,706 59,434 52,991 31,725 39,093

Note: Asterisk indicates power output was limited during the month.

Note: From 2018, the wind farm participated in the [FCAS](/source/Ancillary_services_(electric_power)) market; this generally reduces the amount of power provided to the grid in order to allow a ramp up when required.[7] The wind farm now has an apparent limit of ≈153 MW, rarely returning to its previous maximum output of around ≈166 MW when the grid demands it.[8]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Alan Copeland. *[Electricity Generation Major Development Projects -- October 2009 Listing](http://www.abareconomics.com/publications_html/energy/energy_09/EG09_Oct.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110707074359/http://www.abareconomics.com/publications_html/energy/energy_09/EG09_Oct.pdf) 7 July 2011 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)*, [Australian Bureau of Agricultural & Resource Economics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Agricultural_%26_Resource_Economics), November 2009, p. 9.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Hydro Tasmania, Shenhua Clean Energy to build Musselroe Wind Farm in Australia"](https://www.power-technology.com/uncategorised/newshydro-tasmania-shenhua-clean-energy-extend-partnership-over-musselroe-wind-farm-in-australia/). *www.power-technology.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210415025230/https://www.power-technology.com/uncategorised/newshydro-tasmania-shenhua-clean-energy-extend-partnership-over-musselroe-wind-farm-in-australia/) from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Alison Andrews: ["Musselroe wind farm to light up Tasmania from February "](http://www.examiner.com.au/story/1175169/musselroe-wind-farm-to-light-up-tasmania-from-february/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20121212070310/http://www.examiner.com.au/story/1175169/musselroe-wind-farm-to-light-up-tasmania-from-february/) 12 December 2012 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) in The Examiner, 10 December 2012

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Tim Walker and Leon Compton: ["Musselroe Windfarm online"](http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2013/04/23/3743684.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130425081556/http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2013/04/23/3743684.htm) 25 April 2013 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) [ABC News](/source/ABC_News_(Australia)) 23 April 2013

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [The Hydro after 100 Years](https://web.archive.org/web/20220821083524/https://engineersaustralia.org.au/sites/default/files/2022-06/eha-magazine-v1-6.pdf) *[EHA Magazine](/source/EHA_Magazine)* March 2015 page 19

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Mounster, Bruce: ["Energy future lies in the wind as Tasmania is urged to embrace a 'world-class resource'"](http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/energy-future-lies-in-the-wind-as-tasmania-is-urged-to-embrace-a-world-class-resource/story-fnj4f7k1-1226805037613) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140305100040/http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/energy-future-lies-in-the-wind-as-tasmania-is-urged-to-embrace-a-world-class-resource/story-fnj4f7k1-1226805037613) 5 March 2014 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) in *[The Mercury](/source/The_Mercury_(Hobart))*, 19 January 2014

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Musselroe Wind Farm FCAS Trial - Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)"](https://arena.gov.au/projects/musselroe-wind-farm-fcas-trial/). *[Australian Renewable Energy Agency](/source/Australian_Renewable_Energy_Agency)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210409224151/https://arena.gov.au/projects/musselroe-wind-farm-fcas-trial/) from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Musselroe Wind Farm Provision of FCAS"](https://arena.gov.au/assets/2021/09/mussleroe-wind-farm-provision-of-fcas.pdf) (PDF). September 2021. p. 9. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20211007202448/https://arena.gov.au/assets/2021/09/mussleroe-wind-farm-provision-of-fcas.pdf) (PDF) from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.

## External links

- [Musselroe Wind Farm](http://www.hydro.com.au/energy/our-power-stations/wind-power) [Hydro Tasmania](/source/Hydro_Tasmania)

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