Darling Downs power station

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Darling Downs power station is an operating power station of at least 644-megawatts (MW) in Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Darling Downs power station Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia -27.1169, 150.8942 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: -27.1169, 150.8942

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
1 Operating[2] fossil gas: coalbed methane[3] 644[2][4] combined cycle[5] not found 2009[5] 2045 (planned)[6]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
1 Origin Energy Ltd [100%][3] Origin Energy Ltd [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20230103182122/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 03 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221104113903/https://www.aemo.com.au/energy-systems/electricity/national-electricity-market-nem/nem-forecasting-and-planning/forecasting-and-planning-data/generation-information. Archived from the original on 04 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221029075356/https://www.originenergy.com.au/about/who-we-are/what-we-do/generation.html. Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20221025111945/https://www.originenergy.com.au/about/who-we-are/what-we-do/generation/. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220815195432/https://www.power-technology.com/projects/darling-station/. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20221222045435/http://aemo.com.au/initiatives/major-programs/frequency-performance-payments-project. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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