The Clare Solar Farm is a
solar farm
Solar may refer to:
Astronomy
* Of or relating to the Sun
** Solar telescope, a special purpose telescope used to observe the Sun
** A device that utilizes solar energy (e.g. "solar panels")
** Solar calendar, a calendar whose dates indicate t ...
located 35 kilometres south-west of
Ayr at
Clare Clare may refer to:
Places Antarctica
* Clare Range, a mountain range in Victoria Land
Australia
* Clare, South Australia, a town in the Clare Valley
* Clare Valley, South Australia
Canada
* Clare (electoral district), an electoral district
* Cl ...
in
North Queensland
North Queensland or the Northern Region is the northern part of the Australian state of Queensland that lies just south of Far North Queensland. Queensland is a massive state, larger than many countries, and its tropical northern part has been ...
, Australia. The 125 megawatt DC power station is owned by
Lighthouse Solar.
Construction commenced in 2016
and was complete by May 2018. It features 393,300 single-axis tracking panels spread over 300 hectares.
The solar panels were supplied by
Trina Solar.
Electricity was first exported to the grid in 2018.
The power station has a power purchase agreement with
Origin Energy
Origin Energy an ASX listed public company with headquarters in Sydney. It is a major integrated electricity generator, and electricity and natural gas retailer. It operates Australia’s largest coal-fired power station at Lake Macquarie, New ...
.
Operations and maintenance contracts were awarded to
Downer EDI.
See also
*
List of solar farms in Queensland
References
Shire of Burdekin
Solar power stations in Queensland
2018 establishments in Australia
Energy infrastructure completed in 2018
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