芳一風

Fang-1 Wind Farm's name points to Fangyuan Township, Changhua County, indicating a wind project located along or off the Changhua coast.

Fangyuan Phase 1 is Taipower's first self-developed offshore wind farm, sited about 7 to 9 kilometers off the coast of Fangyuan Township in Changhua at water depths of 17 to 28 meters, with 21 turbines fully grid-connected by August 2021. As the demonstration project in Taipower's ten-year offshore wind program, its construction and operating experience has informed later offshore developments such as the Greater Changhua wind farms.

芳一風 (Wind) currently reports a net generation of 59.4 MW across 1 unit(s), against an installed capacity of 96 MW (61.9% utilization).

Wind has no fuel cost and zero direct emissions, but output fluctuates heavily with wind speed and is less predictable than thermal generation. Generation is markedly seasonal — the Taiwan Strait's strong northeast monsoon in autumn and winter typically produces much higher output than summer. Onshore turbines cluster along the western coastline, while offshore wind farms concentrate off Changhua and Miaoli.

The Taiwan Strait is internationally regarded as one of the world's best offshore wind resource areas, and government-led offshore wind zonal development since 2018 has driven wind's share of generation steadily upward. Wind and solar are the two pillars of Taiwan's renewable expansion, but their intermittency also increases the grid's need for flexible backup such as storage and gas-fired capacity.