Stanwell Power Station, Queensland

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Stanwell Power Station is located near Rockhampton, in Central Queensland, Australia. It is coal powered with four steam turbines with a combined generation capacity of 1,400 MW of electricity.

Stanwell draws its cooling water from the Fitzroy River.

The coal for Stanwell comes from various mines in Central Queensland, delivered by rail.

Stanwell was commissioned in 1993, and became fully operational in 1996.

[edit] See also

• List of active power stations in Queensland

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• Stanwell Power Station, Queensland is at coordinates 23°30′35″S 150°19′07″E / -23.509593, 150.318616 (Stanwell Power Station, Queensland)Coordinates: 23°30′35″S 150°19′07″E / -23.509593, 150.318616 (Stanwell Power Station, Queensland)
• Stanwell Corporation page on Stanwell

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