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 Moree Solar Farm 56 Fotowatio Renewable Ventures Photovoltaic 2016 Beryl Solar Farm 87 New Energy Solar / First Solar Photovoltaic 2019 110.9 MW DC, 87 MW AC[ 1] [ 2] Finley Solar Farm 133 ESCO Pacific / John Laing Photovoltaic 2019 175MW DC, 133 MW AC[ 3] [ 4] Royalla Solar Farm 20 Acciona Photovoltaic 2014 Nyngan Solar Plant 102 AGL Energy Photovoltaic 2016 Broken Hill Solar Plant 53 AGL Energy Photovoltaic 2016 Mugga Lane Solar Park , Canberra, ACT 13 Maoneng Photovoltaic 2017 Gullen Range Solar Farm 10 Goldwind Australia Photovoltaic 2017 Mount Majura Solar Farm Majura, ACT 2.3 Solar Choice Photovoltaic 2016 Co-developed by Solar Choice and Solar Fields[ 5] Williamsdale Solar Farm Williamsdale , ACT 11 ActewAGL Photovoltaic 2017 Coleambally Solar Farm 150 Neoen Photovoltaic 2018 Started full scale operations as of 19 October 2018. Production had ramped up over the preceding months.[ 6] Parkes Solar Farm 55 Neoen Photovoltaic 2018 55MW AC, 66MW DC.[ 7] Farm was operating at full capacity as of March 2018.[ 8] Griffith Solar Farm 36 Neoen Photovoltaic 2018 Manildra Solar Farm 48.5 First Solar Photovoltaic 2018 White Rock Solar Farm 20 Goldwind Australia Photovoltaic 2018 Jemalong CSP Pilot Plant 1.1 Vast Solar Thermal 2017 Jemalong Solar Farm 50 Genex Power Photovoltaic 2021 Developed to approval by Vast Solar, then acquired by Genex Power on 7 September 2018[ 9]
Coal fired Bayswater Power Station 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) CO2 emissions (tCO2e) Emission intensity (tCO2e/MWh) Turbines Operator Mine type Conveyance Cooling water Scheduled closure[ 10] Bayswater 2,640 13,725,965[ 11] 0.88 [ 11] 4 AGL Energy open cut conveyors, rail fresh 2035 Eraring 2,880 14,914,916[ 11] 0.87 [ 11] 4 Origin Energy underground rail, truck salt 2025 Mount Piper 1,400 6,841,302[ 11] 0.87 [ 11] 2 EnergyAustralia underground road, conveyor fresh 2040 Vales Point B 1,320 7,015,626[ 11] 0.86 [ 11] 2 Delta Electricity underground conveyors salt 2028
In 2007 Delta Electricity re-rated the two units at Mt Piper at 700 MW capacity.[clarification needed ] In February 2022, Origin Energy announced plans to bring forward the closure of Eraring to 2025, pending approval by the Australian Energy Market Operator.[ 12]
Gas turbine Uranquinty Power Station These fossil fuel power stations are fired with gas or liquid fuels to produce electricity by use of a gas turbine .
Gas reciprocating engines These power stations use gas combustion in reciprocating engines to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
Hydroelectric These hydroelectric power stations use the flow of water to generate electricity.
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 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 , 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 .
Decommissioned coal-fired stations Liddell Power Station
See also Energy portal Australia portal
References ^ Parkinson, Giles (24 June 2019). "Beryl solar farm reaches full output after single month of commissioning". RenewEconomy . Retrieved 18 November 2019 . ^ "Beryl Solar Plant". New Energy Solar . 25 July 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2019 . ^ "Project Details". Finley Solar Farm . Retrieved 18 November 2019 . ^ Vorrath, Sophie (7 August 2019). "Finley solar farm starts sending power to NSW grid". RenewEconomy . Retrieved 18 November 2019 . ^ "Mount Majura Solar Farm powers up in ACT". 11 October 2016. ^ "Full Scale Operations Commencing – Coleambally Solar Farm". coleamballysolarfarm.com.au . Retrieved 24 November 2018 . ^ "NSW's solar bonanza about to become reality - Australian Renewable Energy Agency". Australian Renewable Energy Agency . 1 February 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2018 . ^ "Parkes Solar Farm". parkessolarfarm.com.au . Retrieved 26 November 2018 . ^ "Jemalong 60MW(DC) Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Project". Vast Solar. Retrieved 24 April 2021 . ^ "Transmission Annual Planning Report" (PDF) . 2018. p. 11. Retrieved 21 September 2018 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Electricity sector emissions and generation data 2017–18". www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au . Retrieved 22 September 2019 . ^ "Australia's biggest coal power plant to close as its economics become 'unsustainable' ". ABC News . 16 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022 . ^ "Packager Visy sparks power plant auction, tests buyer appetite". Australian Financial Review . Fairfax Media . 21 May 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018 . ^ a b "Hallett Wind Farms | About AGL".
External links NEMMCO List of Generators[permanent dead link ] (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 Generation
Biomass combustion Broadwater Sugar Mill Broadwater Biomass Co-Gen Condong Sugar Mill Condong Biomass Co-Gen Harwood Sugar Mill Redbank Visy Paper, Tumut Cogeneration Amcor, Bomaderry BlueScope Steel, Port Kembla Macquarie University Stadium Australia University of Western Sydney Visy Paper, Smithfield Hydro-electric Solar generation Wind farms Coal fired Natural gas Appin Mine Belrose Colongra Earthpower Camelia Jacks Gully Liddell Lucas Heights I Lucas Heights II Shoalhaven Landfill Gas Project Smithfield Energy Facility Sydney Water, Malabar Tahmoor Tallawarra Teralba Tower Mine Uranquinty Wilga Generation companies
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List of power stations in New South Wales