| Liddell Power Station | |
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 Liddell Power Station in 2006 | |
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| Country |
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| Location | near Muswellbrook, New South Wales |
| Coordinates | 32°22′19″S 150°58′38″E / 32.37194°S 150.97722°E |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Commission date | 1971–1973 |
| Decommission date | 28 April 2023[1] |
| Owners | AGL Energy |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Secondary fuel | Oil |
| Turbine technology | Steam turbine; Gas turbine |
| Cooling source | Lake Liddell |
| Power generation | |
| Make and model | English Electric Company |
| Units decommissioned | 4 × 500 megawatts (670,000 hp) 2 × 25 megawatts (34,000 hp) 1 × 0.85 megawatts (1,140 hp) mini-hydro |
| Nameplate capacity | 2051 MW |
| Capacity factor | 51.02% (average 2017–2021) |
| Annual net output | 8,938 GW·h (average 2017–2021) |
| External links | |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Liddell Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired thermal power station that had four 500 megawatts (670,000 hp) EE steam-driven turbine alternators, providing a combined electrical capacity of 2,000 megawatts (2,700,000 hp).
Its operating capacity was assessed at 1,680 megawatts (2,250,000 hp) in April 2018.[2] Commissioned between 1971 and 1973, the station is located adjacent to Lake Liddell, near Muswellbrook in the Hunter Valley of Australia.
Unit 3 was taken out of service on 1 April 2022. Subsequently, Unit 4 was decommissioned on 24 April 2023, followed by Unit 2 on 26 April 2023. The last unit, Unit 1, was removed from service on 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Australia's oldest coal-fired station Liddell powers down in the Hunter Valley". ABC News. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ The fight about AGL's Liddell power station explained Australian Financial Review 9 April 2018