Eildon Power Station, Victoria
- Eildon Power Station, Victoria
Eildon Power Station is a hydroelectric power station at Lake Eildon, Victoria, Australia. Eildon has four turbo generators, with a total generating capacity of 150 MW of electricity. It is owned and operated by AGL. Eildon Power Station operates mostly in summer to meet peaks in electricity demand at times when there is also a demand for irrigation using the discharged water. It produces an average of around 225 GWh of electricity per annum.[cite web |url=http://www.agl.com.au/AGLNew/About+AGL/Generation+assets/Hydro+electric+power/Eildon.htm |title=Eildon Power Station |publisher=AGL |accessdate=2006-10-13 ] ]The first 67 MW turbine was commissioned in 1956, and a second in 1957.[cite book]
last = Edwards
first = Cecil
title = Brown Power. A jubilee history of the SECV
publisher = State Electricity Commission of Victoria
year = 1969
isbn = ] In addition, there are two 7.5 MW turbines; these were decommissioned in 1971, but recommissioned in 2001. See also
* Eildon Pondage Power Station, Victoria (Australia)
* Rubicon Hydroelectric Scheme, Victoria (Australia)
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