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Barcaldine Power Station | |
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Location | Barcaldine, Queensland. |
Coordinates | 23°33′09″S 145°18′51″E / 23.55250°S 145.31417°E |
Status | Operational |
Owner | Ergon Energy Queensland |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Gas |
Turbine technology | Steam turbine, gas turbine |
Combined cycle? | Yes |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 55 MW |
The Barcaldine Power Station is a combined-cycle power station in Barcaldine, Queensland. Its NEMMCO registered capacity as of January 2009 was 55 MW.
According to the Geoscience Australia database,[1] it is also known as the Len Wishaw power station and consists of a 38 MW gas turbine and a 15MW steam turbine. The steam turbine at the power station is to be taken offline.[2]
The power station was built by Energy Equity Corporation, with the gas turbine being completed in 1995 and the steam turbine added in 1999.[3] The station had originally been planned for Blackall.[4] Enertrade acquired the station and associated gas pipeline in June 2003.[5] With the dissolution of Enertrade in May 2007, the station and pipeline were acquired by Ergon Energy Queensland Pty Ltd.[6]