[1] Emu Downs consists of 48 Vestas wind turbines (each with 1.65 MW generating capacity), a substation, interconnection to the main 132 kV electricity grid, administration and stores buildings, and a network of access roads.
[1] The prevailing wind blows from the east in the mornings and the Fremantle Doctor from the west in the afternoons.
[5] When APA group bought Emu Downs, it realised that there is usually a drop in output in the middle of the day as the wind changes.
To balance that and achieve better utilisation of transmission infrastructure, APA installed the 20MW Emu Downs Solar Farm on the adjacent site.
[2] The adjacent 130MW Badgingarra Wind Farm was completed in 2019, and has higher capacity factor due to newer components.