List of active power stations in South Australia
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South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, Australia. 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...
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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 | Conveyance | Mine type | Cooling Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern | 520 MW | 2 | black (sub-bituminous) | rail | open cut | sea |
| Playford B | 240 MW | 4 | black (sub-bituminous) | rail | open cut | sea |
Gas turbine
These gas turbineGas 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... |
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| Coopers Brewer (Regency Park) Coopers Brewery Coopers Brewery is an Australian beer company. Its shares are primarily owned by the extended Cooper family, and the company's constitution and classes of shares makes it difficult to sell shares outside the family. Coopers is known for making a variety of high quality beers, the most famous of... |
4.4 MW | 1 | 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 |
| Dry Creek | 156 MW | 3 | 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 |
| Hallett | 180 MW | 12 | 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... /diesel |
no |
| Ladbroke Grove | 80 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... |
no |
| Mintaro | 90 MW | 1 | 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 |
| Osborne | 180 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 |
| Port Lincoln | 50 MW | 2 | diesel | no |
| Quarantine | 210 MW | 5 | 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 |
| Pelican Point | 450 MW | 3 | 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 |
| Snuggery | 63 MW | 3 | diesel | no |
Gas (thermal)
These power stations use gas combustion to power steam turbines that 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 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.... |
Fuel type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torrens Island | 1280 MW | 8 | 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... |
| Whyalla Steelworks Power and Services | 3 | Coke Ovens and Blast Furnace Gas/Oil |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angaston | 40 MW | 24 | diesel |
| Lonsdale | 20 MW | 18 | diesel |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal Storage Mini Hydro | 1.9 MW | 1 | no |
See also
- List of power stations in Australia
- Electricity Trust of South AustraliaElectricity Trust of South AustraliaThe Electricity Trust of South Australia was the South Australian Government-owned monopoly vertically integrated electricity provider...
- Wind power in South AustraliaWind power in South AustraliaWind power in South Australia is a significant energy source for the state and South Australia is well suited to wind farms due to its proximity to the Roaring forties....
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 (zip) - Government of South AustraliaGovernment of South AustraliaThe form of the Government of South Australia is prescribed in its constitution, which dates from 1856, although it has been amended many times since then...
Annual Report of the Technical Regulator 2004-05 (pdf) - List of Green Power approved generators (pdf)
- Australian Business Council for Sustainable Energy
- Map of Power Station Locations in the NEM