List of power stations in New South Wales
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Liddell Power Station
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
Coal fired
These fossil fuel power stations burn coal to power steam turbines that generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
Power station |
Max. Capacity |
Turbines |
Coal Type |
Mine type |
Conveyance |
Cooling Water |
Bayswater |
2,640 MW |
4 |
bituminous |
open cut |
conveyors, rail |
fresh |
Eraring |
2,880 MW |
4 |
bituminous |
underground |
rail, truck |
salt |
Liddell |
2,000 MW |
4 |
bituminous |
open cut |
conveyors, rail |
fresh |
Mt Piper |
1,400 MW* |
2 |
bituminous |
underground |
road, conveyor |
fresh |
Munmorah |
0 MW (was 1,400MW) |
2 |
bituminous |
underground |
conveyors |
salt |
Redbank |
0 MW (was 150 MW) |
1 |
bituminous (tailings) |
open cut |
conveyors |
fresh |
Vales Point |
1,320 MW (was 2,400) |
2 |
bituminous |
underground |
conveyors |
salt |
Wallerawang |
0 MW (was 1,240 MW) |
2 |
bituminous |
underground |
road, conveyor |
fresh |
- In 2007 Delta Electricity re-rated the 2 units at Mt Piper at 700MW capacity. Further upgrades to capacity will occur in 2008/9
- In 2014 Wallerawang was shut down.
Gas turbine
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Uranquinty Power Station
These gas turbine power stations use gas combustion to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
Gas (reciprocating)
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 some or all of the electricity they produce.
Power station |
Max. Capacity |
Turbines |
Pumped storage |
Bendeela (Shoalhaven) |
80 MW |
2 |
yes |
Blowering |
80 MW |
1 |
no |
Brown Mountain |
4.95 MW |
2 |
no |
Burrendong |
14.5 MW |
1 |
no |
Burrinjuck |
27 MW |
3 |
no |
Copeton |
24 MW |
1 |
no |
Glenbawn |
5.8 MW |
1 |
no |
Guthega |
60 MW |
2 |
no |
Hume |
58 MW |
2 |
no |
Kangaroo Valley (Shoalhaven) |
160 MW |
2 |
yes |
Keepit |
7.2 MW |
1 |
no |
Kembla Grange |
6.8 MW |
2 |
no |
Murray 1 |
950 MW |
10 |
no |
Murray 2 |
550 MW |
4 |
no |
Nymboida |
5 MW |
7 |
no |
Oaky River |
12 MW |
5 |
no |
Pindari |
5.6 MW |
2 |
no |
The Drop, Mulwala Canal |
2.5 MW |
1 |
no |
Tumut 1 |
330 MW |
4 |
no |
Tumut 2 |
287 MW |
4 |
no |
Tumut 3 |
1500 MW |
6 |
yes |
Warragamba |
50 MW |
1 |
no |
Williams River Dam (private) |
7 MW |
1 |
no |
Wyangala |
22.5 MW |
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 |
Turbines |
Fuel Type |
Conveyance |
Broadwater Sugar Mill |
10 MW |
1 |
bagasse |
on-site |
Broadwater Biomass Co-Gen |
30 MW |
1 |
bagasse/wood waste |
on-site & truck |
Condong Sugar Mill |
3 MW |
1 |
bagasse |
on-site |
Condong Biomass Co-Gen |
30 MW |
1 |
bagasse/wood waste |
on-site & truck |
Harwood Sugar Mill |
4.5 MW |
3 |
bagasse |
on-site |
Visy Paper, Tumut |
21 MW |
1 |
black liquor |
on-site |
Cogeneration
These power stations capture waste heat to generate some or all of the electricity they produce via cogeneration.
See also
References
External links
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| Generation | Renewable energy plants | Biomass combustion |
- Broadwater Sugar Mill
- Broadwater Biomass Co-Gen
- Condong Sugar Mill
- Condong Biomass Co-Gen
- Harwood Sugar Mill
- Visy Paper, Tumut
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| Cogeneration |
- Amcor, Bomaderry
- BlueScope Steel, Port Kembla
- Caltex Refining, Kurnell
- Macquarie University
- Shell Refining, Clyde
- Stadium Australia
- University of Western Sydney
- Visy Paper, Smithfield
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- Advance Energy
- Australian Inland
- Bega Valley County Council
- Electricity Commission of New South Wales
- EnergyAustralia (state government enterprise)
- Great Southern Energy
- Illawarra Electricity
- Macquarie County Council (Western Power)
- New England County Council (New England Electricity)
- North West County Council (North West Electricity)
- Northern Riverina County Council (Northern Riverina Electricity)
- Northern Rivers County Council (Northern Rivers Electricity)
- NorthPower
- Ophir County Council (Ophir Electricity)
- Orion Energy
- Oxley County Council (Oxley Electricity)
- Pacific Power
- Peel-Cunningham County Council (PCCC Electricity)
- Prospect Electricity
- Shortland County Council (Shortland Electricity)
- Southern Mitchell County Council (Southern Mitchell Electricity)
- Southern Riverina County Council (Southern Riverina Electricity)
- Southern Tablelands County Council (Southern Tablelands Electricity)
- Sydney County Council (Sydney Electricity)
- Ulan County Council (Ulan Electricity)
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