53 Wind Turbines - Mt Emerald on the Atherton Tablelands.

Ratch Australia is building the $380M Mt Emerald Wind Farm on 2400Ha of private land on the plateau adjacent to the Mt Emerald/ Springmount area. Approx ½ way between Mareeba and Atherton. 5km west of Walkamin. 53 wind turbines generating up to 180.5 MW of power from this site. $380 Million invested | 150 - 200 Jobs | 75,000 homes powered | 53 Vestas Turbines 180.5mw | 450,000 Tonnes CO2-e Reductions in GHG emissions/yr: Approx 100,000 cars off the road.