Tumut Power Station, New South Wales

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[edit] Tumut Power station

Is a part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme of a number of hydroelectric power stations on the Tumut River in New South Wales, Australia.

[edit] Tumut 1 Power Station

Tumut 1 has four turbines, with a generating capacity of 329.6MW of electricity. The power station was completed in 1959, and has 292.6 metres rated head.

**Tumut 2 Power Station**

Location	Snowy Mountains Scheme, New South Wales
Owner	Snowy Hydro Limited
Status	Baseload
Fuel	Hydroelectric
Turbines	4
Max Capacity	286.4 MW
Commissioned	1962

[edit] Tumut 2 Power Station

Tumut 2 has four turbines, with a generating capacity of 286.4MW of electricity. The power station was completed in 1962, and has 262.1 metres rated head.

**Tumut 3 Power Station**

Location	Snowy Mountains Scheme, New South Wales
Owner	Snowy Hydro Limited
Fuel	Hydroelectric
Technology	Turbine
Turbines	6
Max Capacity	1,500 MW
Commissioned	1959

[edit] Tumut 3 Power Station

Tumut 3 has turbines, with a generating capacity of 1,500MW of electricity.

The power station was completed in 1973, and has 150.9 metres rated head. It was the first hydroelectric power station in NSW to employ pumped storage.^[1]