Butlers Gorge— 14.4 MW Hydroelectric
Butlers Gorge is a 14.4 MW hydro power plant in Australia, operated by the Hydro-Electric Corporation (Tasmania). The plant's commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #69 of 102 hydro plants in Australia. Its 14.4 MW represents 0.1% of Australia's total hydro capacity of 14,906 MW. The largest hydro plant in Australia is the Snowy 2.0 hydropower project at 2,000 MW, making Butlers Gorge 138.9 times smaller. Nearby plants include Tungatinah (125 MW, Hydro), Tarraleah (90 MW, Hydro), and Liapootah Power Station (87.3 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Tasmania, approximately 80 km northwest of Hobart.
28 years old
Australia, Oceania
- 431. largest of 678 plants in Australia
- #21,655 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,992 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Australia
28 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Hydro-Electric Corporation (Tasmania) operates 31 plants totalling 2,320 MW
33 plants within 100 km, 2,299 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Butlers Gorge is a hydro power plant producing approximately 50 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Australia- Continent
- Oceania
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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