After closely monitoring the level of wind in the King Rocks area, our energy experts have identified this as an area with strong overnight winds. This means the site offers a quality wind resource which could generate electricity alongside generation from solar PV systems, which only generate during the day when the sun is shining.

The site is also close to Western Power’s existing transmission lines. This means not as much new network infrastructure needs to be built to support the project, which creates cost and production efficiencies.

The King Rocks Wind Farm site was chosen because of its low intensity agricultural usage – and the majority of the land at the site has been cleared for some time. The project design aims to allow for pockets of vegetation to be retained and the way the land is used for rural purposes, that will be largely unaffected.

Once construction has begun, it’s estimated that the project could take between 18 and 24 months to complete.

This number is still being scoped by our SynergyRED project team, however up to 30 wind turbines could be installed on the site at King Rocks as part of the project.

Land-based, utility-scale wind turbines such as the ones planned for King Rocks Wind Farm actually provide one of the lowest-priced electricity generation sources available today. 

Wind generation technology has improved significantly in recent years, so today’s wind turbines are larger and produce electricity at a lower cost than before. Taller turbines, increased rotor diameter and larger generators allow more power to be produced per turbine than ever before.

As wind generation technology advances, it’s anticipated that the cost competitiveness of wind power will also continue to improve.