Our environmental sustainability
Mt Mercer Wind Farm comprises 64 turbines of 2.05MW capacity each, giving it a total capacity of 131.2MW. It produces around 360,000MWh of electricity per year. This is the equivalent of meeting the electricity requirements of over 70,000 average Victorian homes.
As a long-term average:
- The wind farm avoids approximately 400,000 tonnes of CO2e emissions per annum.
- This amount of electricity is the equivalent of taking over 118,000 cars off the road each year.
- It also represents planting over half a million trees each year.
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| There are 64 Turbines with a 131.2MW total capacity producing 360,000 MWH of electricity per year |
| Mt Mercer powers Victorian 70,000 homes |
| 400,000 tonnes of C02E emissions avoided each year (equivalent to 80,000 cars off the road each year or planting 51,948 plants per year). |
About Mt Mercer
Mt Mercer Wind Farm comprises 64 REpower wind turbines each with a rated capacity of 2.05 MW. The total capacity of the wind farm is 131.2MW with annual production of around 360,000 MWh of clean electricity per year. This is equivalent to the annual consumption of more than 70,000 average Victorian households.
FAQs
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Contact
Feel free to reach out to the Mt Millar team should you have any questions regarding our wind farm.