Community workshops indicated that the local community wanted to produce its own renewable energy.As WA’s south coast has strong, consistent winds, wind technology was seen as the most appropriate response, with a small-scale windfarm feeding into the Western Power grid. As well as improving the district’s power quality and reliability, a windfarm would reduce the community’s reliance on fossil fuels, and deliver tangible social and environmental benefits.The windfarm steering committee at its first meeting, March 2003.

A not-for-profit community organisation, Denmark Community Windfarm Inc, was registered in August 2003, to turn the dream into a reality. Extensive surveying of potential sites indicated that Wilson Head, 9km south of the Denmark townsite and facing the Southern Ocean, has excellent wind energy and meets criteria relating to environmental impact, noise, flicker, distance from residences, Native Title, proximity to existing infrastructure, land tenure, amenity and other constraints.

A formal feasibility study in 2005-6 showed that the project was technically and financially feasible, and in August 2006 an application was made to the federal government for funding under its Remote & Regional Power Generation Program (RRPGP). This would cover 50% of capital costs, with the balance to be found by private investors and/or loans.

Funding was approved in 2008. Being on Crown land the preferred site had to be rezoned, and excised from the surrounding reserve in which it is located. 



​Erection of the two 800kW turbines was completed in late January 2013.





                                                                                                                    A finished turbine greets     

                                                                                                                     its first Denmark sunset







​Connection to the grid was finalised in early February 2013, with commissioning and production of Denmark's first locally-produced, grid-based electricity by mid-February.



This significant event will occur almost exactly ten years after the project's conception ... possibly the longest gestation period of any windfarm anywhere, ever!



You can read a potted history of the project  in issue 121 of "Renew" magazine. www.renew.org.au



Current Committee

Donald Clarke - convenor

Simon Coppock - secretary

Peter Polini - treasurer

 Gary Schwab- past convenor