This is a list of active power stations in Tasmania, Australia. Candidates for this list must already be commissioned and capable of generating 1-megawatt (1,300 hp) or more of electricity.
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These power stations use gas combustion to power steam turbines that generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
Power station | Coordinates | Max. capacity | Turbines | Fuel type | Ref. | |
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Bell Bay | 41°8′31″S 146°54′9″E | 240 | 321,845 | 2 | Natural gas |
These gas turbine power stations use gas combustion to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
Power station | Coordinates | Max. capacity | Turbines | Fuel type | Combined cycle | Ref. | |
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Bell Bay | 41°8′31″S 146°54′9″E | 135 | 181,038 | 3 | Natural gas | No | |
Tamar Valley | 210 | 281,615 | 5 | Natural gas | Yes |
Note that the above three power stations are in fact the same power station listed upon commissioning after conversion to gas and recommissioning after a turbine upgrade. It has been decommissioned since 2009.
These power stations use gas combustion in reciprocating engines to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
Power station | Coordinates | Max. capacity | Engines | Fuel type | Ref. | |
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MW | hp | |||||
McRobies Gully, South Hobart | 1 | 1,341 | 1 | Landfill gas | ||
Launceston General Hospital, Launceston | 2 | 2,682 | 1 | Natural gas | ||
Jackson Street, Glenorchy | 1.6 | 2,146 | 1 | Landfill gas |
These hydroelectric power stations use the flow of water to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
Power station | River/Lake | Coordinates | Max. capacity | Turbines | Type | Ref. | |
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MW | hp | ||||||
Bastyan | Pieman River | 41°44′5″S 145°31′55″E | 79.9 | 107,148 | 1 | Conventional | [1] |
Butlers Gorge | River Derwent | 42°16′1″S 146°15′42″E | 12.2 | 16,360 | 1 | Conventional | [2] |
Catagunya | River Derwent | 42°27′8″S 146°35′52″E | 48 | 64,369 | 2 | ROR | [3] |
Cethana | Lake Cethana | 41°28′47″S 146°8′1″E | 90 | 120,692 | 1 | Conventional | [4] |
Cluny | River Derwent | 42°30′23″S 146°40′52″E | 17 | 22,797 | 1 | Conventional | [5] |
Devils Gate | Lake Barrington | 41°21′1″S 146°15′48″E | 60 | 80,461 | 1 | Conventional | [6] |
Fisher | Fisher River | 41°40′24″S 146°16′06″E | 43.2 | 57,932 | 1 | Conventional | [7] |
Gordon | Gordon River | 42°43′50″S 145°58′35″E | 432 | 579,322 | 3 | Conventional | [8] |
Huntsman Lake | 41°41′30″S 146°37′12″E | 1.95 | 2,615 | 1 | Mini | ||
John Butters | King River | 42°9′17″S 145°32′3″E | 144 | 193,107 | 1 | Conventional | [9] |
Lake Echo | River Derwent | 42°15′13″S 146°37′13″E | 32.4 | 43,449 | 1 | Conventional | [10] |
Lake Margaret | Lake Margaret | 41°59′24″S 145°34′48″E | 8.40 | 11,265 | 1 | Conventional | [11] |
Lemonthyme | Lake Parangana | 41°36′14″S 146°08′19″E | 51 | 68,392 | 1 | Conventional | [12] |
Liapootah | River Derwent | 42°22′35″S 146°30′36″E | 87.3 | 117,071 | 3 | ROR | [13] |
Mackintosh | Pieman River | 41°41′56″S 145°38′36″E | 79.9 | 107,148 | 1 | Conventional | [14] |
Meadowbank | River Derwent | 42°36′46″S 146°50′39″E | 40 | 53,641 | 1 | ROR | [15] |
Nieterana | River Derwent | 42°15′36″S 146°15′36″E | 2.2 | 2,950 | 1 | Mini | [16] |
Paloona | Lake Paloona | 41°16′59″S 146°14′56″E | 28 | 37,549 | 1 | Conventional | [17] |
Poatina | Great Lake | 41°48′42″S 146°55′8″E | 300 | 402,307 | 6 | Conventional | [18] |
Reece | Pieman River | 41°43′25″S 145°8′10″E | 231.2 | 310,044 | 2 | Conventional | [19] |
Repulse | River Derwent | 42°30′25″S 146°38′45″E | 28 | 37,549 | 1 | Conventional | [20] |
Rowallan | Lake Rowallan | 41°43′49″S 146°12′49″E | 10.5 | 14,081 | 1 | Conventional | [21] |
Tarraleah | River Derwent | 42°18′5″S 146°27′27″E | 90 | 120,692 | 6 | PSH | [22] |
Tods Corner | Great Lake | 41°48′42″S 146°55′08″E | 1.7 | 2,280 | 1 | Mini | |
Trevallyn | Lake Trevallyn/South Esk River | 41°25′26″S 147°6′41″E | 90 | 120,692 | 4 | ROR | [23] |
Tribute | Pieman River | 41°49′01″S 145°39′02″E | 84 | 112,646 | 1 | Conventional | [24] |
Tungatinah | River Derwent | 42°16′26″S 146°27′42″E | 125 | 167,628 | 5 | Conventional | [25] |
Wayatinah | River Derwent | 42°25′41″S 146°32′00″E | 38.25 | 51,294 | 3 | ROR | [26] |
Wilmot | Wilmot River | 41°28′49″S 146°7′23″E | 30.6 | 41,035 | 1 | Conventional | [27] |
These wind farm power stations use the power of the wind to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.
Wind farm | Coordinates | Max. capacity | Turbines | Owner | Ref. | |
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MW | hp | |||||
Cattle Hill | 42°09′04″S 146°41′17″E | 148.4 | 199,008 | 48 | Goldwind Australia | |
Huxley Hill | 39°56′42″S 143°53′38″E | 2.5 | 3,353 | 5 | Hydro Tasmania | |
Musselroe | 40°46′50″S 148°01′46″E | 168 | 225,292 | 56 | Woolnorth Wind Farm Holdings | |
Woolnorth - Bluff Point | 40°43′12″S 144°41′54″E | 65 | 87,166 | 37 | Woolnorth Wind Farm Holdings | |
Woolnorth - Studland Bay | 40°47′12″S 144°43′21″E | 75 | 100,577 | 25 | Woolnorth Wind Farm Holdings | |
Granville Harbour Wind Farm | 41°48′ 7″S 145°3′21″E | 112 | 150,194 | 31 | Palisade Investment Partners | |
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