Q: How big will it be?
A: The proposed wind farm is expected to comprise 78 Wind Turbines with an expected power output of 560MW.

Q: When will it start operation?
A: The project is in pre-planning stage at present, with an anticpated start of operation in 2029 / 2030

Q: Why this location?
A: There are a number of factors that together determine ideal locations for renewable energy projects, and this location has:

• Good wind resource

• Proximity to existing transmission lines

• Landowner support

Q: Who is paying for it?
A: The wind farm will be privately financed by the developers (Atmos Renewables & Nomad Energy)

Q: Don’t you rely on subsidies to build a wind farm?
A: No, the project economic feasibility rests on its own merits without government subsidies.

Q: How long will it last and what happens at the end of life?
A: The wind farm is expected to operate for 30 or more years.
As part of both our agreements with landowners and approval from the state government, at the end of its life all visible infrastructure is removed at our cost and site returned to previous state.
The majority of materials can be recycled or reused.

Q: Will my power bills be cheaper?
A: The Kulin West Wind Farm can help reduce overall power costs for consumers in the following ways:
- Increasing the power available to the grid can reduce energy prices by increasing competition
- supporting the development of additional solar & wind projects which are the cheapest forms of power.

Q: Where can I comment or raise a query?
A: Check out our contact section for contact details and enquiry form. Also keep an eye on our webpage for details of any future community events. We’d love to see and hear from you.

Q: What are benefits to the local community?
A: During construction local businesses will benefit from increased demand for services (such as accommodation) and supplies.
The project will also establish a long-term community Benefit Fund to deliver ongoing benefits to the community where needed.
Any road upgrades required will be paid for by the project

Q: What will be the impact during Construction?
A: Apart from the benefits as noted above, the construction period will see increased heavy vehicle traffic around site and on Great Eastern Hwy west of Merredin. There should be little impact within the town itself. A traffic management plan will be submitted as part of construction.

Q: Will we be impacted by turbine noise?
A: As part of development approval the project needs to adhere to strict WA legislated noise level limits, which are defined to ensure minimal to no impact on neighbours.

Q: What about impact on native flora and fauna?
One of the very first things Nomad and Atmos do in site selection is generate ‘constraint’ maps based on native vegetation. Projects that could require more than incidental clearing of vegetation are immediately ruled out. Expert studies on native fauna habitats are conducted along with bird and bat studies to determine other land and operational constraints.

Q: How do turbines impact farm animals or cropping?
A: A wind farm’s infrastructure typically utilises only 2-3% of a properties land and thus minimally impacts land available for cropping. Farm machinery can operate around and under turbines without concern.
Farm animals have shown no signs of being affected by turbines and have been observed using the towers for shade during summer..