Somerton power station

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Somerton power station is an operating power station of at least 148-megawatts (MW) in Somerton, Victoria, Australia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Somerton power station Somerton, Victoria, Australia -37.440406, 47.040224 (approximate)[1][2]

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year
1 Operating[3] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 37[1] gas turbine[4] 2002[1]
2 Operating[3] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 37[1] gas turbine[4] 2002[1]
3 Operating[3] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 37[1] gas turbine[4] 2002[1]
4 Operating[3] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 37[1] gas turbine[4] 2002[1]

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 AGL Energy Ltd [100%][1] AGL Energy Ltd [100.0%]
2 AGL Energy Ltd [100%][1] AGL Energy Ltd [100.0%]
3 AGL Energy Ltd [100%][1] AGL Energy Ltd [100.0%]
4 AGL Energy Ltd [100%][1] AGL Energy Ltd [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 https://web.archive.org/web/20200603033703/https://www.yokogawa.com/be-fr/library/resources/references/unified-operator-interface-solution-enables-remote-operation-agl-somerton-power-station-australia/. Archived from the original on 03 June 2020. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Victoria,+Australia/@-36.5895055,145.4691787,7z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x6ad4314b7e18954f:0x5a4efce2be829534!8m2!3d-36.9847807!4d143.3906074!16zL20vMGNoZ3Iy?entry=ttu. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230813053902/https://www.agl.com.au/about-agl/how-we-source-energy/agl-somerton. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/242552875. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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