| Playford B Power Station | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Port Paterson, South Australia[1] |
| Coordinates | 32°32′20″S 137°46′55″E / 32.538886°S 137.781822°E |
| Status | Demolished |
| Commission date | 1963 |
| Decommission date | 2016 |
| Operator | Alinta Energy |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Sub-bituminous coal |
| Turbine technology | |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 0 |
| Nameplate capacity | 240 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | alintaenergy |
Playford B Power Station was located at Port Paterson, South Australia about 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) south of the city centre of Port Augusta.[1] It was coal powered with four 60 MW steam turbines that generated a total of 240 MW of electricity.[2] Playford B received coal by rail from the Telford Cut coal mine, 280 km to the north and drew cooling water from Spencer Gulf, returning it to the sea at an elevated temperature. Commissioned in 1963, it was co-located with the older Playford A Power Station and the larger, newer Northern Power Station. Playford B was mothballed in 2012 and its permanent closure was announced by operator Alinta Energy in October 2015. Prior to being mothballed, it primarily operated in the summer, when electricity demand peaks.[2]
- ^ a b "Search result for "Port Paterson (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0040645) with the following layers being selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Place names (gazetteer)"". Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Flinders". Alinta Energy. Retrieved 23 February 2015.