{"id":319111,"date":"2022-05-31T23:12:22","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T13:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=319111"},"modified":"2022-06-01T18:32:31","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T08:32:31","slug":"wind-farm-almost-complete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2022\/05\/31\/wind-farm-almost-complete\/","title":{"rendered":"Wind Farm Almost Complete"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Coopers Gap Wind Farm is expected to be finally completed in August or September, once defective parts in a small number of the wind farm’s turbines are replaced<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

May 31, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Coopers Gap Wind Farm – which began generating its first power in June 2019 – is expected to be fully operational by August or September this year.<\/p>\n

The project’s official opening has been delayed by the need to replace defective parts in a small number of the wind farm’s 123 turbines.<\/p>\n

The announcement was made at the most recent meeting of the Coopers Gap Community Consultative Committee (CCC), which was held at Cooranga North Hall on May 24.<\/p>\n

The CCC, which now meets bi-annually rather than quarterly, welcomed former South Burnett mayor Keith Campbell as its new chairman.<\/p>\n

It also welcomed Carol Weekes from the Bunya Mountains Community Association as its new secretary.<\/p>\n

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The meeting was told that now the wind farm is nearing final completion, AGL estimates the project cost $850 million to build – or almost $7 million per turbine.<\/strong><\/p>\n

AGL sold the wind farm to Tilt Renewables in August 2017 for $22 million with a bundled power purchase agreement that will give AGL an offtake price of less than $60\/MWh for an initial five years, along with the option of a five-year extension at the same or a lower price.<\/p>\n

AGL said it expects to recognise no profit from the transaction, which Tilt Renewables are funding through a consortium of banks.<\/p>\n

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The meeting also heard the CCC’s Community Fund, which has been providing grants to communities surrounding the wind farm since 2017, has expanded to $100,000 per year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the 10th round of its twice-yearly grant programs, it will distribute $47,116 to six community groups who applied to it.<\/p>\n

Those groups are:<\/strong><\/p>\n