This is a list of proposed power stations in the Commonwealth of
Australia. Australia currently has 11 proposed
fossil
A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved ...
power plants, 42 proposed
renewable
A renewable resource, also known as a flow resource, is a natural resource which will replenish to replace the portion depleted by usage and consumption, either through natural reproduction or other recurring processes in a finite amount of ti ...
plants, and 8 others.
Fossil fuelled
Nuclear
Hydro
Biomass
Landfill gas
Wind
Solar
See also
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Wind power in Australia
Wind power is one of the main renewable energy sources in Australia contributing 10% of Australia's total electricity supply in 2020, and making up 37.5% of it's renewable energy supply. Wind resource testing conditions in Australia are opti ...
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Solar power in Australia
Solar power in Australia is a fast growing industry. As of September 2022, Australia's over 3.27 million solar PV installations had a combined capacity of 28,177 MW photovoltaic (PV) solar power, of which at least 4,258 MW was installed in th ...
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Coal mining in Australia
Coal is mined in every state of Australia. The largest black coal resources occur in Queensland and New South Wales. About 70% of coal mined in Australia is exported, mostly to eastern Asia, and of the balance most is used in electricity gener ...
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Nuclear power in Australia
The prospect of nuclear power in Australia has been a topic of public debate since the 1950s. Australia has one nuclear plant in Lucas Heights, Sydney, but is not used to produce nuclear power, but instead is used to produce medical radioisoto ...
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Energy policy of Australia
The energy policy of Australia is subject to the regulatory and fiscal influence of all three levels of government in Australia, although only the State and Federal levels determine policy for primary industries such as coal. Federal policies ...
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Effects of global warming on Australia
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List of power stations in Australia
The following pages lists the power stations in Australia by region and status:
* List of power stations in New South Wales
* List of power stations in Queensland
* List of power stations in South Australia
* List of power stations in Tasmania ...
References
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Lists of power stations in Australia
Power Stations In Australia
Infrastructure-related lists