Request for documents related to SA Twin Creek wind farm

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The release comprises correspondence, an assessment and guidance documents from the Bureau of Meteorology concerning the proposed Twin Creek wind farm in South Australia, developed by RES Pty Limited with consultant DNV Australia Pty Ltd. The proposed site is about 5.5 km south of Eudunda and 14 km east of Kapunda, with 42 turbines (220 m tip height, 134 m hub height, 172 m blade diameter) and a planned completion year of 2026. A Bureau letter dated 14 February 2024 rates the project as high risk of interference with the Adelaide (Buckland Park) weather radar, 62 km away. Risks include compromised assessment of severe thunderstorms, affecting rainfall, wind and hail estimates, and loss of radar coverage over Morgan (population around 500). Recommended mitigations include new rain gauges and automatic weather stations, adjustments to Rainfields software, and costs still to be assessed. An internal EMI assessment (WR 679) finds the farm affects the first three scans of the Buckland Park radar but not the Sellicks Hill radar or licensed FWN links. Figure maps and turbine coordinate data are included.