Where will the development link into the grid? Where will the substation and control room be and where will the power lines go?
Electricity generated by the proposed Stockyard Hill Wind Farm will be connected via a new, double circuit 132 kV powerline. This powerline will connect a 33 kV/132 kV substation located in the centre of the wind farm site to a proposed electrical terminal station at Berrybank. The proposed powerline route extends south from the wind farm site for approximately 58 km. Most of the proposed powerline will be located within road reserves. From the terminal station site, the electricity will connect with the national electricity grid via the existing Geelong to Portland 500 kV high voltage powerline located adjacent to the terminal station. The powerlines will be strung on single poles that are usually made of wood or concrete. They will not be lattice towers, or ‘pylons’ as they are commonly known.
