The largest wind farm in the Southern Hemisphere has begun feeding into Victoria’s electricity grid, powering Victorian homes and businesses with cheap and reliable renewable energy.
The Golden Plains Wind Farm at Rokewood has officially powered up and will be able to power 765,000 homes – or every home in regional Victoria – when fully operational.
Once complete, the 1.3 gigawatt (GW) wind farm will produce more than 4,000 gigawatt hours (GWh) of energy each year and meet 9% of Victoria’s current energy demand.
This will be supported by a 300 megawatt (MW) battery on site, that will soak up any excess energy and export it back to the grid when it is needed most.
The Golden Plains Wind Farm created about 700 jobs during construction and will generate up to 70 full time ongoing jobs.
Victoria has met every renewable energy and climate change target set to date and is on track to hit 40%renewables by 2025, and 95% by 2035.
Meeting Victoria’s renewable energy generation and energy storage targets will deliver $9.5 billion in economic activity and 59,000 jobs.
Learn more about our plan for Victoria's electricity future.
Page last updated: 18/10/24