List of active power stations in New South Wales
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New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Candidates for this list must already be commissioned and capable of generating 1 MW or more of electricity
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
.
Solar
| Power station | Max. Capacity Electric power Electric power is the rate at which electric energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt.-Circuits:Electric power, like mechanical power, is represented by the letter P in electrical equations... |
Operator | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singleton Singleton, New South Wales -Industry & Commerce:Major industries near Singleton include coal mining, energy generation, light industry, vineyards, horse breeding and cattle production. Dairying was once a mainstay in the area, but has declined.... |
0.4 MW | Ausgrid Ausgrid Ausgrid is a state owned electricity infastructure company which owns, maintains and operates the electrical distribution networks to 1.6 million customers in Sydney, Central Coast, Hunter Valley and Newcastle areas of New South Wales.... |
Photovoltaic |
Coal fired
These fossil fuel power stations burn coalCoal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
to power steam turbines that generate
Electricity generation
Electricity generation is the process of generating electric energy from other forms of energy.The fundamental principles of electricity generation were discovered during the 1820s and early 1830s by the British scientist Michael Faraday...
some or all of the electricity
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
they produce.
| Power station | Max. Capacity Electric power Electric power is the rate at which electric energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt.-Circuits:Electric power, like mechanical power, is represented by the letter P in electrical equations... |
Turbines Steam turbine A steam turbine is a mechanical device that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam, and converts it into rotary motion. Its modern manifestation was invented by Sir Charles Parsons in 1884.... |
Coal Type | Mine type | Conveyance | Cooling Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayswater | 2,640 MW | 4 | bituminous | open cut | conveyors, rail | fresh |
| Eraring | 2,640 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 | 600 MW | 2 | bituminous | underground | conveyors | salt |
| Redbank | 150 MW | 1 | bituminous (tailings Tailings Tailings, also called mine dumps, slimes, tails, leach residue, or slickens, are the materials left over after the process of separating the valuable fraction from the uneconomic fraction of an ore... ) |
open cut | conveyors | fresh |
| Vales Point | 1,320 MW | 2 | bituminous | underground | conveyors | salt |
| Wallerawang | 1,000 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
Gas turbine
Gas turbine
A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of internal combustion engine. It has an upstream rotating compressor coupled to a downstream turbine, and a combustion chamber in-between....
power stations use gas combustion to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
| Power station | Max. Capacity Electric power Electric power is the rate at which electric energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt.-Circuits:Electric power, like mechanical power, is represented by the letter P in electrical equations... |
Turbines Gas turbine A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of internal combustion engine. It has an upstream rotating compressor coupled to a downstream turbine, and a combustion chamber in-between.... |
Fuel type | Combined cycle Combined cycle In electric power generation a combined cycle is an assembly of heat engines that work in tandem off the same source of heat, converting it into mechanical energy, which in turn usually drives electrical generators... |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colongra Colongra Power Station Colongra Gas Generation Plant is a 667MW gas-fired power station located in Colongra, New South Wales, Australia and is the largest gas-fired power station in New South Wales which will be used during peak loads in New South Wales.The plant's construction was tendered to Alstom which began the... |
667 MW | 4 | natural gas Natural gas Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural... |
no |
| Liddell, Hunter Valley | 50 MW | 2 | fuel oil Fuel oil Fuel oil is a fraction obtained from petroleum distillation, either as a distillate or a residue. Broadly speaking, fuel oil is any liquid petroleum product that is burned in a furnace or boiler for the generation of heat or used in an engine for the generation of power, except oils having a flash... |
no |
| Tallawarra | 435 MW | 2 | natural gas Natural gas Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural... |
yes |
| Smithfield | 176 MW | 4 | natural gas Natural gas Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural... |
yes |
| Uranquinty Uranquinty Power Station The Uranquinty Power Station is a 640MW gas-fired power station located in Uranquinty, New South Wales, Australia and is the second largest gas-fired power station in New South Wales, which will be used during peak loads in New South Wales... |
640 MW | 4 | natural gas Natural gas Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural... |
no |
Gas (reciprocating)
These power stations use gas combustion in reciprocating engines to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.| Power station | Max. Capacity Electric power Electric power is the rate at which electric energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt.-Circuits:Electric power, like mechanical power, is represented by the letter P in electrical equations... |
Engines Reciprocating engine A reciprocating engine, also often known as a piston engine, is a heat engine that uses one or more reciprocating pistons to convert pressure into a rotating motion. This article describes the common features of all types... |
Fuel type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appin Mine | 55.6 MW | 54 | coalbed methane Coalbed methane Coalbed methane or Coal Bed Methane, coalbed gas or coal mine methane is a form of natural gas extracted from coal beds. In recent decades it has become an important source of energy in United States, Canada, and other countries... +natural gas Natural gas Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural... |
| Belrose | 4 MW | 1 | landfill gas Landfill gas Landfill gas is a complex mix of different gases created by the action of microorganisms within a landfill.-Production:Landfill gas production results from chemical reactions and microbes acting upon the waste as the putrescible materials begins to break down in the landfill... |
| Earthpower Camellia | 3.9 MW | 3 | biogas Biogas Biogas typically refers to a gas produced by the biological breakdown of organic matter in the absence of oxygen. Organic waste such as dead plant and animal material, animal dung, and kitchen waste can be converted into a gaseous fuel called biogas... |
| Jacks Gully | 2.3 MW | 1 | landfill gas Landfill gas Landfill gas is a complex mix of different gases created by the action of microorganisms within a landfill.-Production:Landfill gas production results from chemical reactions and microbes acting upon the waste as the putrescible materials begins to break down in the landfill... |
| Lucas Heights I | 5.4 MW | 5 | landfill gas Landfill gas Landfill gas is a complex mix of different gases created by the action of microorganisms within a landfill.-Production:Landfill gas production results from chemical reactions and microbes acting upon the waste as the putrescible materials begins to break down in the landfill... |
| Lucas Heights II | 17.3 MW | 15 | landfill gas Landfill gas Landfill gas is a complex mix of different gases created by the action of microorganisms within a landfill.-Production:Landfill gas production results from chemical reactions and microbes acting upon the waste as the putrescible materials begins to break down in the landfill... |
| Sydney Water Sydney Water Sydney Water is a New South Wales government owned corporation that provides drinking water, wastewater and some stormwater services to Sydney, Illawarra and the Blue Mountains, in Australia... , Malabar |
3 MW | 3 | sewage gas Biogas Biogas typically refers to a gas produced by the biological breakdown of organic matter in the absence of oxygen. Organic waste such as dead plant and animal material, animal dung, and kitchen waste can be converted into a gaseous fuel called biogas... |
| Shoalhaven Landfill Gas Project | 1 MW | 1 | landfill gas Landfill gas Landfill gas is a complex mix of different gases created by the action of microorganisms within a landfill.-Production:Landfill gas production results from chemical reactions and microbes acting upon the waste as the putrescible materials begins to break down in the landfill... |
| Tahmoor http://www.envirogen.net.au/tahmoor.htm | 7 MW | 7 | coalbed methane Coalbed methane Coalbed methane or Coal Bed Methane, coalbed gas or coal mine methane is a form of natural gas extracted from coal beds. In recent decades it has become an important source of energy in United States, Canada, and other countries... |
| Teralba Teralba, New South Wales Teralba is a town and suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, located between the towns of Cardiff and Toronto on the northern shoreline of Lake Macquarie. The town first came into being with the construction of the Homebush to Waratah Railway in the early 1880s.-... |
8 MW | 8 | coalbed methane Coalbed methane Coalbed methane or Coal Bed Methane, coalbed gas or coal mine methane is a form of natural gas extracted from coal beds. In recent decades it has become an important source of energy in United States, Canada, and other countries... |
| Tower Mine | 41.2 MW | 40 | coalbed methane Coalbed methane Coalbed methane or Coal Bed Methane, coalbed gas or coal mine methane is a form of natural gas extracted from coal beds. In recent decades it has become an important source of energy in United States, Canada, and other countries... +natural gas Natural gas Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural... |
| Wilga | 11 MW | 11 | natural gas Natural gas Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural... |
Hydroelectric
These hydroelectric power stations use the flow of waterWater
Water is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a...
to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
| Power station | Max. Capacity Electric power Electric power is the rate at which electric energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt.-Circuits:Electric power, like mechanical power, is represented by the letter P in electrical equations... |
Turbines Water turbine A water turbine is a rotary engine that takes energy from moving water.Water turbines were developed in the 19th century and were widely used for industrial power prior to electrical grids. Now they are mostly used for electric power generation. They harness a clean and renewable energy... |
Pumped storage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bendeela (Shoalhaven) Bendeela hydroelectric pumping station Bendeela hydroelectric pumping station is a hydroelectric power station in the Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales, Australia. Bendeela has two 40 MW pump/turbine units, for a total of 80 MW electricity generating capacity.... |
80 MW | 2 | yes |
| Blowering | 80 MW | 1 | no |
| Brown Mountain | 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 | 16 MW | 1 | no |
Biomass combustion
These power stationPower station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
s burn biomass
Biomass
Biomass, as a renewable energy source, is biological material from living, or recently living organisms. As an energy source, biomass can either be used directly, or converted into other energy products such as biofuel....
(biofuel
Biofuel
Biofuel is a type of fuel whose energy is derived from biological carbon fixation. Biofuels include fuels derived from biomass conversion, as well as solid biomass, liquid fuels and various biogases...
) to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
| Power station | Max. Capacity Electric power Electric power is the rate at which electric energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt.-Circuits:Electric power, like mechanical power, is represented by the letter P in electrical equations... |
Turbines | Fuel Type | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadwater Sugar Mill | 10 MW | 1 | bagasse Bagasse Bagasse is the fibrous matter that remains after sugarcane or sorghum stalks are crushed to extract their juice. It is currently used as a biofuel and as a renewable resource in the manufacture of pulp and paper products and building materials.... |
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 Visy Industries Visy Industries was established in Melbourne, Australia in 1948 and is headquartered at Level 11, 2 Southbank Boulevard,Melbourne, Australia. It has grown to become one of the world’s largest privately-owned paper recycling and packaging companies. In 2003, Visy employed more than 8000 people... Paper, Tumut |
21 MW | 1 | black liquor Black liquor Black liquor is the spent cooking liquor from the kraft process when digesting pulpwood into paper pulp removing lignin, hemicelluloses and other extractives from the wood to free the cellulose fibers.... |
on-site |
Cogeneration
These power stations capture waste heatWaste heat
Waste heat sometimes called Secondary heat or Low-grade heat refers to heat produced by machines, electrical equipment and industrial processes for which no useful application is found. Energy is often produced by a heat engine, running on a source of high-temperature heat...
to generate some or all of the electricity they produce via cogeneration
Cogeneration
Cogeneration is the use of a heat engine or a power station to simultaneously generate both electricity and useful heat....
.
| Power station | Max. Capacity Electric power Electric power is the rate at which electric energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt.-Circuits:Electric power, like mechanical power, is represented by the letter P in electrical equations... |
|---|---|
| Caltex Caltex Caltex is a petroleum brand name of Chevron Corporation used in more than 60 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East, and southern Africa.-History:... Refining, Kurnell |
7 MW |
| Amcor Amcor Amcor Limited is an Australian-based multinational packaging company. Its headquarters are in Hawthorn, Victoria ; and it is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.... , Bomaderry |
6 MW |
| BlueScope Steel BlueScope Steel BlueScope Steel is a flat product steel producer with operations in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, the Pacific and North America. It was spun off from BHP Billiton in 2002 as BHP Steel and renamed BlueScope Steel on 17 November 2003... , Port Kembla |
62 MW |
| Macquarie University Macquarie University Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney... |
1.5 MW |
| Shell Royal Dutch Shell Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six... Refining, Clyde |
11.6 MW |
| Stadium Australia | 1 MW |
| University of Western Sydney University of Western Sydney The University of Western Sydney, also known as UWS, is a multi-campus university in the Greater Western region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia... |
1 MW |
| Visy Paper Visy Industries Visy Industries was established in Melbourne, Australia in 1948 and is headquartered at Level 11, 2 Southbank Boulevard,Melbourne, Australia. It has grown to become one of the world’s largest privately-owned paper recycling and packaging companies. In 2003, Visy employed more than 8000 people... , Smithfield |
6 MW |
External links
- NEMMCONEMMCOThe National Electricity Market Management Company Limited was the Wholesale Market and Power System Operator for the Australian National Electricity Market...
List of Generators (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