Ten Mile Lagoon Wind Farm
Ten Mile Lagoon Wind Farm is situated on a coastal ridge 16 kilometres west of the town, and lies in the northern extremities of the reliable Roaring Forties winds. It is Australia's first commercial wind farm in Australia and is well located to take advantage of the wind.
The farm was established in October 1993, after the successful operation of a smaller experimental wind farm at Salmon Beach, Esperance.
As Esperance is an isolated town it is not connected to the Western Power South West Interconnected Grid which distributes electricity from large gas, coal and oil fired power stations.
Before the installation of wind turbines, the electrical needs of Esperance town and surrounding districts were solely supplied from a diesel power station. The Ten Mile Lagoon wind farm works in conjunction with the power station and reduces the amount of electricity needed to be generated by diesel power, therefore the resulting cost of electricity generated by the wind farm is lower than the current cost of electricity generated by the diesel power station.
Great care has been taken in the design and construction of the wind farm to ensure the least possible disturbance to the natural environment.
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