- Mount Stuart Power Station
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Mount Stuart Power Station Location Townsville, Australia Status Operational Commission date December 1998 Power station information Primary fuel Fuel oil Power generation information Installed capacity 414 MW The Mount Stuart Power Station is a power station located in Townsville, Australia. The station runs on kerosene with three gas turbines that generate a combined capacity of 414 MW of electricity[1]. Mount Stuart was commissioned in December 1998, and operates as a peaking plant. It currently runs on kerosene, but can be converted to natural gas.
Carbon Monitoring for Action estimates this power station emits 0.34 million tonnes of greenhouse gases each year.[2]
See also
- List of power stations in Australia
References
- ^ Mt Stuart Power Station. Origin Energy. Retrieved on 10 October 2011
- ^ Plant Overview:Mount Stuart. Carbon Monitoring for Action. Retrieved on 23 November 2008
External links
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- Coal-fired power stations in Queensland
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