Broken Hill Solar Plant— 53 MW Solar
Broken Hill Solar Plant is a 53 MW solar power plant in Australia, operated by AGL Energy and commissioned in 2018. Ranked #40 of 83 solar plants in Australia. Its 53 MW represents 0.09% of Australia's total solar capacity of 56,058 MW. 4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Broken Hill (50 MW, Gas) and Broken Hill STS Power Plant (0 MW, Unknown). The facility is located in New South Wales, approximately 1,100 km from Sydney.
8 years old
Australia, Oceania
- 305. largest of 678 plants in Australia
- #12,865 worldwide by installed capacity
- #786 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.03% of the installed capacity of Australia
8 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
AGL Energy operates 29 plants totalling 4,793 MW
2 plants within 100 km, 50 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Broken Hill Solar Plant is a solar power plant producing approximately 84 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Solar
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Australia- Continent
- Oceania
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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