Pacific Hydro Submits Planning Application for Crowlands Wind Farm

Following overwhelming public support and results from studies including environmental, historic and landscape values in the area, Pacific Hydro has applied to the Victorian Minister for Planning seeking planning approval for the Crowlands Wind Farm.

The Crowlands Wind Farm planning application seeks approval for up to 75 x 2.3 megawatt (MW) wind generators to be located along the ridgeline between Glenlofty and Crowlands.

At these dimensions the zero emission electricity output each year from the wind farm would be 430 gigawatt hours (GWh) – the equivalent electricity needs of 80,000 households or like providing electricity to all the homes in Ballarat and Bendigo.  

The Crowlands project would also invest about $150 million into the economy through the construction, operation and maintenance of the wind farm. Local benefits will continue to flow from the environmental protection program we plan to develop with local landowners.

Electricity produced from wind also saves the need for millions of litres of clean water, normally used in coal-fired electricity production. If 430GWh of electricity was produced by a coal-fired power station it would use about 840 million litres of clean fresh water.

Pacific Hydro has designed the Wind Farm and applied for approval of the project for its entire life-cycle; from project design and construction to decommissioning. While at this stage the focus is on the design, commitments during construction, operation and decommissioning of the project have been considered and planned for from the outset and included in the planning application.

To view the full Crowlands Wind Farm planning application click here.