Windorah Solar Farm

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The Windorah Solar Farm is Ergon Energy's first solar farm trial near the town of Windorah in Queensland.

The plant will use five concentrated solar dishes to produce 360 000 kilowatt hours of electricity annually.^[1] This will save 100 000 litres of diesel fuel.^[2]. The dishes will contain 112 square mirrors each measuring 1.1 m across.^[2]

When complete in late 2008 the power station will supply the total electricity requirements for the town of Windorah, with a population of 100.^[2]

[edit] See also

• List of active power stations in Queensland
• Solar Cities in Australia
• Solar power in Australia

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