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Energy in the Australian Capital Territory

January 01, 1970

Energy produced in the Australian Capital Territory mainly consists of solar electricity. Electricity consumed in the Australian Capital Territory mainly comes from the national power grid through substations at Holt and Fyshwick (via Queanbeyan).[1] The ACT currently mandates that 100 percent of its electricity, will be supplied from renewable sources by 2020.[2] The ACT has five solar farms capable of generating about 56.3 megawatts. From 1913 until the mid 1950s some power was produced from the Kingston Powerhouse, a thermal power station in Kingston.

Royalla Solar Farm
Mount Majura solar farm
Mugga Lane Solar Park
Willamsdale solar farm

When its renewable sources are insufficient the ACT receives reserve power from suppliers in NSW, including from non renewable sources. Conversely, when the ACT’s renewable generation exceeds usage in the ACT, renewably-sourced electricity is supplied to the Australian electricity grid for consumption in other states.

Renewable power supply targets edit

The ACT government announced in 2013 that under the ACT's Electricity Feed in (Large Scale Renewable Energy Generation) Act, the ACT would mandate that 90 percent of its electricity would be supplied from renewable sources by 2020.[3] This will raise the target from 210 to 550 megawatts.[4] It announced in February 2015 that three wind farms in Victoria and South Australia would supply 200 megawatts of capacity; these are expected to be operational by 2017. They are Ararat Wind Farm (80.5 MW, $87.00/MWh), Coonooer Bridge Wind Farm (19.4 MW, $81.50/MWh) and Hornsdale Wind Farm (100 MW, $92.00/MWh).[5] Contracts for the purchase of an additional 200 megawatts of power from two wind farms in South Australia and New South Wales were announced in December 2015 and March 2016. These were Hornsdale Wind Farm (100 MW, $77.00/MWh) and Sapphire Wind Farm (100 MW, $89.10/MWh).[6][7] The ACT government announced in 2014 that up to 23 megawatts of feed-in-tariff entitlements would be made available for the establishment of a facility in the ACT or surrounding region for burning household and business waste to produce electricity by 2020.[8]

Solar power edit

The ACT has five major solar farms with a total rated capacity of 56.3 megawatts, which were opened between 2014 and 2021.

The Royalla Solar Farm is rated at 20 megawatts and was described at its opening as the largest photovoltaic solar farm in Australia. It was officially opened at Royalla on 3 September 2014.[9] The plant features 82,000 solar panels, installed on 41 kilometers of fixed structures. It was developed by the Spanish company Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV).[10][11]

The Mount Majura Solar Farm was opened in Majura on 6 October 2016.[12] It is rated at 2.3 megawatt and is owned and operated by the Impact Investment Group.[13]

The Majura Community Energy Project was opened in April 2021. It is a 1.2 megawatt facility, owned by SolarShare Community Energy Ltd. Set on a 3-hectare property, the solar farm features 4,200 bi-facial solar modules, producing enough power for up to 260 ACT homes each year. SolarShare raised $2.54 million from approximately 350 local ACT investors to fund the project.[14]

The Mugga Lane Solar Park at Mugga Lane, Hume is owned by the Maoneng Group, which has been contracted by the ACT Government to produce up to 24,600 megawatt hours each year for up to $4.38 million. It has a rated output of 13 megawatts and contains 53,000 solar PV panels. It was completed in March 2017.[15][16]

The Williamsdale Solar Farm is an 11 megawatt solar farm at Williamsdale. It uses a single axis sun-tracking system and is owned by Impact Investment Group. Construction was completed on in October 2017.[17][18] This was originally planned to be built at Uriarra but faced local opposition.[19][20]

In addition numerous houses in Canberra have photovoltaic panels and/or solar hot water systems. Power produced by rooftop panels in 2015–16 is set out below. Note that the power produced by retail supported systems was only included if it was fed back into the grid. Power consumed locally was not recorded.

Rooftop solar power capacity in the ACT in 2015–16[21]
Feed-in tariff supported Retailer supported Total
No of Generators 10,304 7,406 17,710
Installed capacity (MW) 26.3 25.2 51.5
Production (MWh) 34,910 28,815 63,725

Thermal Power edit

 
Kingston Powerhouse

Power was first supplied from a thermal plant built in 1913, near the Molonglo River, but this was finally closed in 1957.[22][23] This was built as a coal-fired thermal power station, but an additional oil fired-generator was also installed at the same site in the post-war period.

Other sources of electricity edit

Some limited local renewable power is produced via a hydro generator on the main water supply pipeline for Canberra at Mount Stromlo and methane plants at waste landfill sites at Belconnen and Mugga Lane.[24][25] There are currently no wind-power generators in Canberra, but several have been built in nearby New South Wales, such as the 140.7 megawatt Capital Wind Farm.

References edit

  1. ^ Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission (October 2003). (PDF). p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  2. ^ ACT Government. "Renewable energy target legislation and reporting". Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  3. ^ (Press release). ACT Government. 4 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  4. ^ (Press release). ACT Government. 27 February 2014. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  5. ^ (Press release). ACT Government. 6 February 2015. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  6. ^ (Press release). ACT Government. 21 December 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  7. ^ (Press release). ACT Government. 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  8. ^ (Press release). ACT Government. 7 March 2014. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  9. ^ (Press release). ACT Government. 3 September 2014. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  10. ^ . Fotowatio Renewable Ventures. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  11. ^ "RFV 20 MW Royalla Solar Farm". Acciona Australia. from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Mount Majura Solar Farm powers up in ACT". Solar Choice. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  13. ^ "Mt Majura Solar Farm will 'save lives', operators say". The Canberra Times. 19 July 2017. from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  14. ^ Frost, Harry (11 March 2021). "Australia's largest community-owned solar farm begins powering homes in Canberra". ABC News. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Mugga Lane solar farm opens, bringing ACT to 35 per cent renewable energy". The Canberra Times. 2 March 2017. from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  16. ^ "Overview of the Mugga Lane Solar Park". Mugga Lane Solar Park. from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  17. ^ "Government unveils 36,000 new solar panels at Williamsdale". The Canberra Times. 5 October 2017. from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  18. ^ "The Impact Investment Group's Williamsdale Solar Farm". Diamond Energy. from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  19. ^ "Uriarra residents fail to heritage list village, stop solar farm". ABC News. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  20. ^ "Uriarra solar farm relocated to Williamsdale". The Canberra Times. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  21. ^ (PDF). ACT Government. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  22. ^ "The Founding of Canberra". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 March 1913. p. 5. from the original on 18 February 2014.
  23. ^ (PDF). ACT Heritage Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  24. ^ . ActewAGL. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  25. ^ . ActewAGL. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.

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Energy produced in the Australian Capital Territory mainly consists of solar electricity Electricity consumed in the Australian Capital Territory mainly comes from the national power grid through substations at Holt and Fyshwick via Queanbeyan 1 The ACT currently mandates that 100 percent of its electricity will be supplied from renewable sources by 2020 2 The ACT has five solar farms capable of generating about 56 3 megawatts From 1913 until the mid 1950s some power was produced from the Kingston Powerhouse a thermal power station in Kingston Royalla Solar FarmMount Majura solar farmMugga Lane Solar ParkWillamsdale solar farmWhen its renewable sources are insufficient the ACT receives reserve power from suppliers in NSW including from non renewable sources Conversely when the ACT s renewable generation exceeds usage in the ACT renewably sourced electricity is supplied to the Australian electricity grid for consumption in other states Contents 1 Renewable power supply targets 2 Solar power 3 Thermal Power 4 Other sources of electricity 5 ReferencesRenewable power supply targets editThe ACT government announced in 2013 that under the ACT s Electricity Feed in Large Scale Renewable Energy Generation Act the ACT would mandate that 90 percent of its electricity would be supplied from renewable sources by 2020 3 This will raise the target from 210 to 550 megawatts 4 It announced in February 2015 that three wind farms in Victoria and South Australia would supply 200 megawatts of capacity these are expected to be operational by 2017 They are Ararat Wind Farm 80 5 MW 87 00 MWh Coonooer Bridge Wind Farm 19 4 MW 81 50 MWh and Hornsdale Wind Farm 100 MW 92 00 MWh 5 Contracts for the purchase of an additional 200 megawatts of power from two wind farms in South Australia and New South Wales were announced in December 2015 and March 2016 These were Hornsdale Wind Farm 100 MW 77 00 MWh and Sapphire Wind Farm 100 MW 89 10 MWh 6 7 The ACT government announced in 2014 that up to 23 megawatts of feed in tariff entitlements would be made available for the establishment of a facility in the ACT or surrounding region for burning household and business waste to produce electricity by 2020 8 Solar power editThe ACT has five major solar farms with a total rated capacity of 56 3 megawatts which were opened between 2014 and 2021 The Royalla Solar Farm is rated at 20 megawatts and was described at its opening as the largest photovoltaic solar farm in Australia It was officially opened at Royalla on 3 September 2014 9 The plant features 82 000 solar panels installed on 41 kilometers of fixed structures It was developed by the Spanish company Fotowatio Renewable Ventures FRV 10 11 The Mount Majura Solar Farm was opened in Majura on 6 October 2016 12 It is rated at 2 3 megawatt and is owned and operated by the Impact Investment Group 13 The Majura Community Energy Project was opened in April 2021 It is a 1 2 megawatt facility owned by SolarShare Community Energy Ltd Set on a 3 hectare property the solar farm features 4 200 bi facial solar modules producing enough power for up to 260 ACT homes each year SolarShare raised 2 54 million from approximately 350 local ACT investors to fund the project 14 The Mugga Lane Solar Park at Mugga Lane Hume is owned by the Maoneng Group which has been contracted by the ACT Government to produce up to 24 600 megawatt hours each year for up to 4 38 million It has a rated output of 13 megawatts and contains 53 000 solar PV panels It was completed in March 2017 15 16 The Williamsdale Solar Farm is an 11 megawatt solar farm at Williamsdale It uses a single axis sun tracking system and is owned by Impact Investment Group Construction was completed on in October 2017 17 18 This was originally planned to be built at Uriarra but faced local opposition 19 20 In addition numerous houses in Canberra have photovoltaic panels and or solar hot water systems Power produced by rooftop panels in 2015 16 is set out below Note that the power produced by retail supported systems was only included if it was fed back into the grid Power consumed locally was not recorded Rooftop solar power capacity in the ACT in 2015 16 21 Feed in tariff supported Retailer supported TotalNo of Generators 10 304 7 406 17 710Installed capacity MW 26 3 25 2 51 5Production MWh 34 910 28 815 63 725Thermal Power edit nbsp Kingston PowerhousePower was first supplied from a thermal plant built in 1913 near the Molonglo River but this was finally closed in 1957 22 23 This was built as a coal fired thermal power station but an additional oil fired generator was also installed at the same site in the post war period Other sources of electricity editSome limited local renewable power is produced via a hydro generator on the main water supply pipeline for Canberra at Mount Stromlo and methane plants at waste landfill sites at Belconnen and Mugga Lane 24 25 There are currently no wind power generators in Canberra but several have been built in nearby New South Wales such as the 140 7 megawatt Capital Wind Farm References edit Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission October 2003 Review of Contestable Electricity Infrastructure Workshop PDF p 13 Archived from the original PDF on 20 April 2013 Retrieved 10 May 2010 ACT Government Renewable energy target legislation and reporting Retrieved 16 January 2020 ACT sets 90 renewable energy target in law Press release ACT Government 4 November 2013 Archived from the original on 2 March 2014 Retrieved 25 February 2014 Large scale feed in tariff law expanded to meet 90 renewables target Press release ACT Government 27 February 2014 Archived from the original on 7 March 2014 Retrieved 7 March 2014 Wind auction result delivers renewable energy and economic benefits to the ACT Press release ACT Government 6 February 2015 Archived from the original on 18 March 2015 Retrieved 10 March 2015 Hornsdale achieves new record price in ACT s second wind auction Press release ACT Government 21 December 2015 Archived from the original on 6 March 2016 Retrieved 4 March 2016 New wind farm set to power more than just Canberra homes Press release ACT Government 4 March 2016 Archived from the original on 6 March 2016 Retrieved 4 March 2016 Turning waste into energy Press release ACT Government 7 March 2014 Archived from the original on 11 March 2014 Retrieved 11 March 2014 Australia s largest solar farm opens in the ACT Press release ACT Government 3 September 2014 Archived from the original on 19 October 2014 Retrieved 11 October 2014 Royalla Solar Farm Fotowatio Renewable Ventures Archived from the original on 19 October 2014 Retrieved 11 October 2014 RFV 20 MW Royalla Solar Farm Acciona Australia Archived from the original on 30 March 2017 Retrieved 3 December 2017 Mount Majura Solar Farm powers up in ACT Solar Choice 11 October 2016 Retrieved 6 January 2016 Mt Majura Solar Farm will save lives operators say The Canberra Times 19 July 2017 Archived from the original on 12 September 2017 Retrieved 3 December 2017 Frost Harry 11 March 2021 Australia s largest community owned solar farm begins powering homes in Canberra ABC News Retrieved 9 April 2024 Mugga Lane solar farm opens bringing ACT to 35 per cent renewable energy The Canberra Times 2 March 2017 Archived from the original on 2 March 2017 Retrieved 1 December 2017 Overview of the Mugga Lane Solar Park Mugga Lane Solar Park Archived from the original on 20 December 2016 Retrieved 3 December 2017 Government unveils 36 000 new solar panels at Williamsdale The Canberra Times 5 October 2017 Archived from the original on 29 November 2017 Retrieved 1 December 2017 The Impact Investment Group s Williamsdale Solar Farm Diamond Energy Archived from the original on 5 October 2017 Retrieved 3 December 2017 Uriarra residents fail to heritage list village stop solar farm ABC News 22 January 2014 Retrieved 25 February 2014 Uriarra solar farm relocated to Williamsdale The Canberra Times 24 March 2015 Retrieved 4 January 2017 2015 16 Annual Feed in Tariff Report PDF ACT Government p 7 Archived from the original PDF on 9 March 2017 Retrieved 8 December 2017 The Founding of Canberra The Sydney Morning Herald 14 March 1913 p 5 Archived from the original on 18 February 2014 20048 Kingston Powerhouse Historic Precinct Entry to the ACT Heritage Register PDF ACT Heritage Council Archived from the original PDF on 29 October 2014 Retrieved 11 October 2014 Open the floodgates Hydroelectricity ActewAGL Archived from the original on 2 March 2014 Retrieved 25 February 2014 Renewable gas sources ActewAGL Archived from the original on 27 February 2014 Retrieved 25 February 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Energy in the Australian Capital Territory amp oldid 1218598665, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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