Millmerran Power Station, Queensland

The Millmerran Power Station is a coal-fired power station in Queensland. The power station was commissioned in 2002 and cost $1.5 billion to build. The power station is owned and operated by InterGen, a multinational company owned by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and AIG Highstar Capital II, a private equity fund sponsored by a subsidiary of American International Group, Inc. [ [http://www.intergen.com/news/releases.php?shownews=true&id=85 InterGen press release, April 25th, 2005. Shell and Bechtel Announce Sale of InterGen] Retrieved 2008-05-18] [ [http://www.intergen.com/news/releases.php?shownews=true&id=90 InterGen press release. August 5th, 2005. Ontario Teachers’ and AIG Highstar Capital II buy InterGen for C$2.1 billion] Retrieved 2008-05-18]

The plant takes advantage of the abundant deposits of bituminous coal from the Surat Basin. Fuel is transported via conveyor belt from the open-cut Commodore Mine. [cite web |url=http://www.intergen.com/global/millmerran.php |title=Millmerran page at InterGen |accessdate=2008-05-18 |format= |work= ]

The 850 MW plant uses air cooling technology to reduce water consumption. Due to its efficiency in 2002 when the plant became operational, wholesale prices for electricity fell by about one third to $20/MWh. [cite news| |first=Brian |last= Robins |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/07/06/1057430077705.html |title= Plant a drain on power players |date=July 7, 2003 |format= |work=Sydney Morning Herald |accessdate=2008-05-18]

ee also

*List of active power stations in Queensland

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