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Darling Downs Power Station Country Australia Location Darling Downs Status Opened Construction began August 2007 Commission date August 2006 Construction cost $780 million Owner(s) Origin Energy Power station information Primary fuel Coal seam gas Generation units 4 Combined cycle? yes Power generation information Installed capacity 630 MW Darling Downs Power Station is located 40 km west of Dalby in Queensland and owned by Origin Energy. The Darling Downs Power Station is adjacent to the QLD-NSW high voltage transmission Interconnector and Power Link 320/270 kV Substation.
Darling Downs is a gas fired combined cycle gas turbine power station and is the largest of its type in Australia.[1]. It is powered by three 120 MW gas turbines and one 270 MW steam turbine, which generate a total of 630 MW of electricity.[2] A 205 kilometre pipeline transports the gas to the station from gas fields near Wallumbilla.[2] The power station uses less than 3% of the water that a traditional coal powered power station does by utilising air-cooled technology.[3][4]
Origin Energy developed the power station and the construction costs for the project were $780 million.[4] Darling Downs entered commercial operation in July 2010.[1] and was officially opened on the 5 November 2010 by Premier Anna Bligh.[3]
See also
- List of power stations in Queensland
References
- ^ a b "Darling Downs Power Station". Origin Energy. http://www.originenergy.com.au/2081/Darling-Downs-Power-Station. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ^ a b Tony Moore (6 November 2010). "Does Queensland have a gas-powered future?". Brisbane Times (Fairfax Media). http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/does-queensland-have-a-gaspowered-future-20101105-17hkt.html. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ^ a b Tony Moore (5 November 2010). "Queensland power cooking with gas". Brisbane Times (Fairfax Media). http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/queensland-power-cooking-with-gas-20101105-17h54.html. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ^ a b "Darling Downs - Australia’s biggest combined-cycle power station". Gas Today (Great Southern Press). May 2008. http://gastoday.com.au/news/darling_downs_-_australias_biggest_combined-cycle_power_station/004388/. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
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Coordinates: 27°06′39.47″S 150°54′18.78″E / 27.1109639°S 150.9052167°ECategories:- Natural gas-fired power stations in Queensland
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