COLLGAR WIND FARM
76. Hon ROBIN SCOTT to the minister representing the
Minister for Energy:
My question without notice of which
some notice has been given is to the Minister for Regional Development
representing the Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Energy; Industrial
Relations.
(1) Will the
minister confirm that the Collgar wind farm has a power production capacity of
206 megawatts from 111 Vestas V90 wind turbines?
(2) What was the power output of the
Collgar wind farm at 4.00 pm on Friday, 1 February 2019?
(3) What was the
total output in megawatt hours of the Collgar wind farm for the 24-hour period
commencing at 6.00 am on Friday, 1 February?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I represent the Minister for Energy,
so I have the member's answer for him.
The responses have been sourced from
market data available on the Australian Energy Market Operator website. The
data is compiled as part of AEMO's responsibilities in operating the
wholesale electricity market in the south west interconnected system.
(1) The Collgar
wind farm has a maximum production capacity of 206 megawatts. The facility's
current certified performance capacity during peak trading hours is 20.567
megawatts.
(2) It was 0.122 megawatt hours for
the trading interval from 4.00 to 4.30 pm on 1 February 2019.
(3) It was 1 139.903 megawatt hours.