Well over a decade of national testing of renewables has lead to progressive movement toward more wind farms.
In 2016, (click here) Australia's wind farms produced 30.8 per cent of the country's clean energy and supplied 5.3 per cent of Australia's overall electricity during the year.
Five wind farms became operational in 2016, adding 44 turbines and just under 140 MW of generating capacity. These additional projects took the Australian wind industry to a total of 79 wind farms with a combined capacity of 4327 MW, made up of 2106 turbines. These figures place Australia 17th in the world for wind power.
Many states and territories have recognised the regional investment opportunities that wind energy offers, introducing a variety of measures to capture a slice of the pie.
The ACT Government conducted its final reverse wind auction in 2016, which will help it deliver Australia's most ambitious renewable energy target of 100 per cent by 2020.
The successful projects were Neoen's 109 MW Stage 3 Hornsdale Wind Farm based in South Australia, and Union Fenosa Wind Australia's 91 MW Crookwell 2 wind farm in New South Wales....
