Aside from the question of health effects, the wind energy industry in WA is in crisis from a political double whammy, with the Federal Government signalling it wants to scrap Australia’s renewable energy target and the WA Government signing new contracts that tie electricity production to coal.
INSTALLED WIND CAPACITY
South Australia: 1205MW, 561 turbines, 16 projects
Victoria: 939MW, 454 turbines, 13 projects
WA: 491MW, 308 turbines, 21 projects
Tasmania: 310MW, 124 turbines, 7 projects
NSW: 282MW, 170 turbines, 9 projects
Queensland: 12.5MW, 22 turbines, 2 projects.
Source: Clean Energy Council wind farm data for projects over 100kW
