Gullen Range Wind Farm
Gullen Range Wind Farm is an operational wind farm in the Southern Tablelands of NSW, Australia. It is owned by New Gullen Range Wind Farm Pty Ltd (NGRWF). The wind farm consists of 73 turbines and produces 165.5MW of renewable power in ideal wind conditions.
On an average day it produces enough energy to power in excess of 70,000 average homes. By the end of 2022, Gullen Range Wind Farm had saved 3 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional power generation.
Stretching from north to south, the wind farm measures 22km, approximately centred on the locality of Bannister, 11km South of Crookwell and 32km north west of Goulburn.
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News
The latest wind farm news is below. You can view archive news here and download our newsletters here.
Gullen Range Wind Farm’s popular Clean Energy Program (CLEP) is now accepting multiple applications for eligible properties, following a review of the Program at the end of 2024.
Under the guidelines for the CLEP, the rule around multiple applications per eligible property was to be reviewed every two years. To ensure that the full value of the CLEP is provided to local residents, a decision was made to open up to multiple applications to allow eligible residents to make further energy efficiency improvements to their property.
As part of its annual update, the target allocation value, or grant value, was also updated in alignment with CPI to $8,370 per grant in Year 11 of the Program (2025).
The CLEP was introduced in 2016 as part of the wind farm’s Community Enhancement Program, providing financial contributions towards clean energy improvements to properties within 5km of the wind farm. To date, more than 90 properties have been approved for Stage 2 funding under the Program.
Community Relations Manager, Erin Fletcher said that the Program was just one of the ways the company sought to share the benefits of the wind farm with residents.
“Our Clean Energy Program has been very popular since its introduction in 2016, and we’ve been proud to provide funding that has helped to make tangible energy efficiency improvements to properties near to the wind farm.
“The program has also provided residents with information on ways that they can make changes to their property to make their homes more energy efficient through Stage 1 of the program which arranges for an energy audit of the property.
“This has empowered residents to make updates to their property and energy usage to help not only reduce costs but to maximise the energy efficiency of their home or business.
“We look forward to further assisting residents with the introduction of multiple applications.”
Applications for the latest round of Stage 2 CLEP funding are now being accepted, with the round closing on 22 March 2025.
More information on the CLEP can be found here. Full guidelines around the Program, including eligibility requirements and assessment procedure can be found here.
Should you have any questions about the Program or require assistance with an application, please contact us at [email protected] or call us on 1800 509 711.
During a weekend of unpredictable weather, representatives from Gullen Range Wind and Solar Farm attended the annual Crookwell Show on 8-9 February. Celebrating its 146th year, the Show is a fantastic event offering locals and visitors the chance to enjoy a true country show with sheep and cattle judging, wood chop competitions and music amongst other family-friendly activities.
Gullen Range Wind and Solar Farm has been attending the show for several years, sponsoring a facepainting stall that always proves popular with the kids. This year, the wind and solar farm took gold coin donations for the Crookwell Neighbourhood Centre, with all funds raised being dollar matched by the company. This meant that an impressive $600 will be donated to this essential local service, which provides social support and children’s services.
Community Relations Manager, Erin Fletcher, said that this year’s event provided a good opportunity to talk about renewable energy with visitors.
“The Crookwell Show is something that our team look forward to each year, and it once again provided a chance for us to chat with locals and visitors to the region about renewable energy. It also gave us the opportunity to answer questions about Gullen Range Wind Farm’s community benefit programs, such as the Clean Energy Program.
“Of course, the face painting is always popular with families, and it was wonderful to see so many kids excited to get into the show spirit. We’re proud that we’ve been able to raise funds for the Crookwell Neighbourhood Centre to support their great work.”
News Item: 11/02/2025: Date for next public tour of Gullen Range Wind and Solar Farm announced
We are pleased to announce that the next public tour of Gullen Range Wind and Solar Farm will take place on Wednesday, 12th of March 2025.
This is a great chance to learn more about renewable energy and to see an operational wind and solar farm up close. More information on our tours can be found here.
To make a booking, please visit here.
News Item: 20/12/2024: December Community Newsletter
The December edition of our community newsletter is now available for download here.
News Item: 10/12/2024: Next CCC meeting date announced
The next CCC meeting will be held on Wednesday, 09 April 2025, from 4 pm. For more information click here.
News item: 31/10/2024: Gullen Range Wind Farm welcomes Crookwell High School students
Year 8 students from Crookwell High School visited Gullen Range Wind Farm on 30 October to undertake a site tour. The group were given an introduction to the wind farm substation for an understanding of how energy is generated and distributed to the grid, as well as having the chance to check out the safety equipment used by our site team.
The students then had the opportunity to get up close to a turbine and gain insights into how the turbines operate. All of the students (and teachers) marvelled at size and scale of the structures.
Finally, the group toured to Gullen Range Solar Farm to learn about the country’s first ever co-located solar farm.
It was great to see so many students engaged in deepening their understanding of the renewable energy industry, and to have the chance to share more about our day-to-day work at the wind farm.
Crookwell High students had the opportunity to get up close to a wind turbine on their tour.
Local Rural Fire Service (RFS) station representatives will be visiting Biala and Gullen Range Wind Farms, as well as Gullen Solar Farm, on Friday, 27th of September. This is an annual exercise to ensure that local RFS services are familiar with the wind and solar farms’, access points and water sources to prepare for the coming fire season.
RFS trucks from stations at Crookwell, Bannister, Grabben Gullen and Biala will meet at the Biala Wind Farm entrance before driving through the internal access roads across both wind farm sites. We will also be hosting a BBQ lunch with the representatives to allow for an opportunity to further discuss bushfire preparedness.
Successful recipients of the 2024/25 Gullen Range Wind Farm Community Fund have been announced, with six local groups receiving support for initiatives ranging from publicly accessible defibrillators for the Crookwell community to improvements to a new machinery shed for the local golf course maintenance association.
The grants were assessed by the Gullen Range Wind Farm Community Fund S355 Committee and were approved in the June 2024 Ordinary Meeting of Council.
More than $60,000 was provided in funding across the successful applications this year, which included:
Rotary Club of Crookwell: Defibrillators for Crookwell ($4,900, plus a commitment of up to an additional $5,000 to cover maintenance costs for five years)
Bannister District Hall Association: A Hall for All – Storage and Maintenance ($2,164.80)
Anglican Church (Parish of Crookwell), St George’s Church, Kialla: Fencing works ($7,222,60)
Goulburn Crookwell Heritage Railway: Procurement of a 40-foot shipping container ($5,400)
Goulburn Crookwell Heritage Railway: Relocation of Pay Bus FP12 ($1,320)
Crookwell Golf Course Maintenance Association Inc: New Machinery Shed ($40,000)