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Esperance Wind Farm Ten Mile Lagoon

Wind power plant in Western Australia, Australia. Approximate location -33.8802, 121.769.

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Esperance Wind Farm Ten Mile Lagoon is a 2 MW wind power plant in Western Australia, Australia. It is operated by Verve Energy. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.7k homes (estimated). It ranks #487 of 536 Australia power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 13.7% of Australia's electricity; the national grid averages 525 gCO₂/kWh (38.6% low-carbon) (2025).

2Legacy source-record capacity
1,701homes powered (est.)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id AUS0000391.

Data status

Known data

FacilityEsperance Wind Farm Ten Mile Lagoon WRI
CountryAustralia · Western Australia WRI
Coordinates-33.8802, 121.769 WRI
FuelWind WRI
MW installed capacity2 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerVerve Energy WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#487 of 536 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#63 of 65 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.03× · 66 MW median · 65 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent1,701 calculated
Climate16.6°C · HDD 772 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC4 · 38/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 2 MW, Esperance Wind Farm Ten Mile Lagoon is below the median wind plant in Australia (66 MW). Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Capacity vs largest wind plants in Australia

Murra Warra Wind Farm: 429 MW429Murra Warr…Macarthur Wind Farm: 420 MW420Macarthur …Sapphire Wind Farm: 270 MW270Sapphire W…Ararat Wind Farm: 240 MW240Ararat Win…Collgar Wind Farm: 222 MW222Collgar Wi…Waubra Wind Farm: 192 MW192Waubra Win…Mt Gellibrand Wind Farm: 189 MW189Mt Gellibr…Moorabool South Wind Farm: 171 MW171Moorabool …

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Verve Energy. All plants by this company →

Local climate & thermal context

This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 33.9°S — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

16.6°Cannual mean temp
772heating degree-days (base 18°C)
257cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
17 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 20 °CJF: 21 °CFM: 20 °CMA: 18 °CAM: 15 °CMJ: 13 °CJJ: 12 °CJA: 13 °CAS: 14 °CSO: 15 °CON: 17 °CND: 19 °CD21 °C

Heating degree-days here run 69% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 24/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with marine corrosion the leading environmental stress.

C4ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
38/100environmental-severity index
8.4°Cseasonal temperature swing
19 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #63 largest wind power plant of 65 in Australia by capacity.

Australia has 65 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 5,786 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates -33.8802, 121.769 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Esperance Wind Farm Ten Mile Lagoon?

Esperance Wind Farm Ten Mile Lagoon is a 2 MW source-record wind power plant in Western Australia, Australia.

How many homes can Esperance Wind Farm Ten Mile Lagoon power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 1,701 homes (estimated).

Who operates Esperance Wind Farm Ten Mile Lagoon?

Esperance Wind Farm Ten Mile Lagoon is operated by Verve Energy.

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