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North Sydney is a 2.4 MW gas power plant in Australia, operated by Cogent Energy. Ranked #169 of 175 gas plants in Australia, North Sydney's 2.4 MW accounts for 0.01% of Australia's total gas capacity of 28,163 MW. The largest gas plant in Australia is Tomago Aluminium Smelter at 810 MW, making North Sydney 337.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Smithfield Energy (170.9 MW, Gas), Appin (Mine) (55.6 MW, Gas), and Lucas Heights II (16 MW, Waste). The facility is located in New South Wales, approximately 30 km from Sydney.

Capacity
2.4 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Cogent Energy
Location
-33.8398°, 151.2069°

Australia, Oceania

Context & rankings
  • 557. largest of 678 plants in Australia
  • #33,225 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,906 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Cogent Energy operates 2 plants totalling 4 MW

Regional density

25 plants within 100 km, 4,339 MW combined

Nearest plant: Nine Network (3.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: -33.839800, 151.206900
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
4.6 Kt
9 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
1.0K
cars per year
618
homes per year
210.7K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
Australia
Continent
Oceania
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

AustraliaEnergy Profile

678
Total Plants
156.6 GW
Total Capacity
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