List of power stations in New South Wales
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This is a list of active power stations in New South Wales, Australia. Candidates for this list must already be commissioned and capable of generating 1 MW or more of electricity.
Solar
Power station | Max. Capacity (MW) | Operator | Technology | Completion Date | Notes |
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Moree Solar Farm, Moree, NSW | 56 | Fotowatio Renewable Ventures | Photovoltaic | 2016 | |
Royalla Solar Farm, Royalla, NSW | 20 | Acciona | Photovoltaic | 2014 | |
Nyngan Solar Plant, Nyngan, NSW | 102 | AGL Energy | Photovoltaic | 2016 | |
Broken Hill Solar Plant, Broken Hill, NSW | 53 | AGL Energy | Photovoltaic | 2016 | |
Mugga Lane Solar Park, Canberra, ACT | 13 | Maoneng | Photovoltaic | 2017 | |
Gullen Range Solar Farm, Crookwell, NSW | 10 | Goldwind Australia | Photovoltaic | 2017 | |
Mount Majura Solar Farm Majura, ACT | 2.3 | Solar Choice | Photovoltaic | 2016 | |
Williamsdale Solar Farm Williamsdale, ACT | 11 | ActewAGL | Photovoltaic | 2017 | |
Coleambally Solar Farm, NSW | 150 | Neoen | Photovoltaic | 2018 | Has started producing to grid, however project is not complete, as of August 2018.[1] |
Coal fired
These fossil fuel power stations burn bituminous coal to power steam turbines that generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
Power station | Max. Capacity (MW) | Turbines | Operator | Mine type | Conveyance | Cooling Water |
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Bayswater | 2,640 | 4 | AGL Energy | open cut | conveyors, rail | fresh |
Eraring | 2,880 | 4 | Origin Energy | underground | rail, truck | salt |
Liddell | 2,000 | 4 | AGL Energy | open cut | conveyors, rail | fresh |
Mount Piper | 1,400 | 2 | EnergyAustralia | underground | road, conveyor | fresh |
Vales Point B | 1,320 | 2 | Delta Electricity | underground | conveyors | salt |
- Liddell scheduled for closure in 2022.[2]
- Vales Point B scheduled for closure in 2028.[2]
- Eraring scheduled for closure in 2034.[2]
- Bayswater scheduled for closure in 2035.[2]
- Mount Piper scheduled for closure in 2043.[2]
- In 2007 Delta Electricity re-rated the two units at Mt Piper at 700 MW capacity.
Gas turbine
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These fossil fuel power stations are fired with gas or liquid fuels to produce electricity by use of a gas turbine.
Power station | Operator | Max. Capacity (MW) | Turbines | Fuel type | Combined cycle |
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Colongra | Snowy Hydro | 667 | 4 | natural gas | no |
Liddell | AGL Energy | 50 | 2 | fuel oil | no |
Tallawarra | EnergyAustralia | 435 | 2 | natural gas | yes |
Smithfield | Visy Industries[3] | 171 | 4 | natural gas | yes |
Uranquinty | Origin Energy | 641 | 4 | natural gas | no |
Gas reciprocating engines
These power stations use gas combustion in reciprocating engines to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
Power station | Max. Capacity (MW) | Engines | Fuel type |
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Appin Mine | 55.6 | 54 | coalbed methane+natural gas |
Belrose | 4 | 1 | landfill gas |
Earthpower Camellia | 3.9 | 3 | biogas |
Jacks Gully | 2.3 | 1 | landfill gas |
Lucas Heights I | 5.4 | 5 | landfill gas |
Lucas Heights II | 17.3 | 15 | landfill gas |
Sydney Water, Malabar | 3 | 3 | sewage gas |
Shoalhaven Landfill Gas Project | 1 | 1 | landfill gas |
Tahmoor | 7 | 7 | coalbed methane |
Teralba | 8 | 8 | coalbed methane |
Tower Mine | 41.2 | 40 | coalbed methane+natural gas |
Wilga | 11 | 11 | natural gas |
Woodlawn | 4 | 4 | landfill gas |
Kincumber Landfill Gas Abatement [4] | 1 | 1 | landfill gas |
Woy Woy Landfill Gas Abatement [5] | 1 | 1 | landfill gas |
Hydroelectric
These hydroelectric power stations use the flow of water to generate electricity.
Power station | Max. Capacity (MW) | Turbines | Pumped storage |
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Bendeela (Shoalhaven) | 80 | 2 | yes |
Blowering | 80 | 1 | no |
Brown Mountain | 4.95 | 2 | no |
Burrendong | 14.5 | 1 | no |
Burrinjuck | 27 | 3 | no |
Copeton | 24 | 1 | no |
Glenbawn | 5.8 | 1 | no |
Guthega | 60 | 2 | no |
Hume | 58 | 2 | no |
Kangaroo Valley (Shoalhaven) | 160 | 2 | yes |
Keepit | 7.2 | 1 | no |
Kembla Grange | 6.8 | 2 | no |
Murray 1 | 950 | 10 | no |
Murray 2 | 550 | 4 | no |
Nymboida | 5 | 7 | no |
Oaky River | 12 | 5 | no |
Pindari | 5.6 | 2 | no |
The Drop, Mulwala Canal | 2.5 | 1 | no |
Tumut 1 | 330 | 4 | no |
Tumut 2 | 287 | 4 | no |
Tumut 3 | 1500 | 6 | yes |
Warragamba | 50 | 1 | no |
Williams River Dam (private) | 7 | 1 | no |
Wyangala | 22.5 | 2 | no |
Wind farms
Biomass combustion
These power stations burn biomass (biofuel) to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
Power station | Max. Capacity (MW) | Turbines | Fuel Type | Conveyance |
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Broadwater Sugar Mill | 10 | 1 | bagasse | on-site |
Broadwater Biomass Co-Gen | 30 | 1 | bagasse/wood waste | on-site & truck |
Condong Sugar Mill | 3 | 1 | bagasse | on-site |
Condong Biomass Co-Gen | 30 | 1 | bagasse/wood waste | on-site & truck |
Harwood Sugar Mill | 4.5 | 3 | bagasse | on-site |
Visy Paper, Tumut | 21 | 1 | black liquor | on-site |
Cogeneration
These power stations capture waste heat to generate some or all of the electricity they produce via cogeneration.
Power station | Max. Capacity (MW) |
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Amcor, Bomaderry | 6 |
BlueScope, Port Kembla | 62 |
Macquarie University | 1.5 |
Stadium Australia | 1 |
University of Western Sydney | 1 |
Visy Paper, Smithfield | 6 |
Decommissioned coal-fired stations
Power station | Max. Capacity (MW) | Turbines | Coal Type | Mine type | Conveyance | Cooling Water |
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Munmorah | 1,400 | 4 | bituminous | underground | conveyors | salt |
Redbank | 150 | 1 | bituminous (tailings) | open cut | conveyors | fresh |
Wallerawang | 1,240 | 2 | bituminous | underground | road, conveyor | fresh |
See also
References
- ↑ "Construction Update – July/August 2018". Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Transmission Annual Planning Report" (PDF). 2018. p. 11. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ↑ "Packager Visy sparks power plant auction, tests buyer appetite". Australian Financial Review. Fairfax Media. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ↑ http://www.agl.com.au/about-agl/how-we-source-energy/renewable-energy/landfill-gas-and-biogas
- ↑ http://www.agl.com.au/about-agl/how-we-source-energy/renewable-energy/landfill-gas-and-biogas
External links
- NEMMCO List of Generators (xls)
- NSW Statement of System Opportunities (pdf)
- NSW Statement of System Opportunities Map (pdf)
- List of Green Power approved generators (pdf)
- Australian Business Council for Sustainable Energy
- BCSE Renewable Energy Power Plant Register 2006 (pdf)
- Map of Power Station Locations in the NEM