Sunraysia Solar Farm

34°49′S 143°29′E / 34.81°S 143.49°E / -34.81; 143.49StatusUnder constructionConstruction beganJanuary 2019Owner(s)Maoneng GroupSolar farm TypeFlat-panel PVTotal collector area10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi)Site area1,000 hectares (2,500 acres)Power generationNameplate capacity200 MW (255 MW DC)External linksWebsitewww.sunraysiasolarfarm.com.au

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The Sunraysia Solar Farm is a solar farm under construction south of Balranald in south western New South Wales, Australia. It is expected to be completed around the end of 2019.^[1]

The Sunraysia Solar Farm is owned by Maoneng Australia and is being designed and built by Decmil.^[2]^[3] Construction started in early 2019.^[4]

Fifty percent of the output of the Sunraysia Solar Farm energy will supply AGL Energy, and twenty-five percent will be supplied to the University of New South Wales. The rest will be sold into the National Electricity Market.^[5] It is part of AGL's plan to replace the output of its coal-fired Liddell Power Station which is due to close in 2022.^[4]

Immediately north of the Sunraysia Solar Farm, the Limondale Solar Farm has been commissioned.^[5] Both solar farms will connect to the same 220kV TransGrid substation.

References

^ "Generation Information Page". Australian Energy Market Operator. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ "Sunraysia 255MWDC Solar Farm". Maoneng Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ "Sunraysia Solar Farm". Decmil. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ ^a ^b Vorrath, Sophie (23 January 2019). "Construction begins on 255MW Sunraysia solar farm in NSW". Renew Economy. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ ^a ^b Galletta, Simon; Tribe, Matt (10 October 2018). "Two of Australia's biggest solar farms set for NSW, as market operator looks at how to manage power grid". ABC Mildura-Swan Hill. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

Energy in New South Wales

Generation

Biomass combustion	Broadwater Sugar Mill Broadwater Biomass Co-Gen Condong Sugar Mill Condong Biomass Co-Gen Harwood Sugar Mill Redbank Visy Paper, Tumut
Cogeneration	Amcor, Bomaderry BlueScope Steel, Port Kembla Macquarie University Stadium Australia University of Western Sydney Visy Paper, Smithfield
Hydro-electric	Bendeela Blowering Brown Mountain Burrendong Burrinjuck Chichester Copeton Glenbawn Guthega Hume Jindabyne Dam Mini Hydro Jounama Small Hydro Kangaroo Valley Keepit Kembla Grange Lostock Murray 1 Murray 2 Nymboida Oaky River Pindari Snowy 2.0 The Drop Tumut 1 Tumut 2 Tumut 3 and Micro Hydro Warragamba Williams River Dam (private) Wyangala
Solar generation	Beryl Bomen Broken Hill Coleambally Darlington Point Finley Griffith Jemalong CSP Jemalong Limondale Nevertire Nyngan Parkes Sunraysia
Wind farms	Bango Blayney Boco Rock Bodangora Capital Crookwell Crudine Ridge Cullerin Range Glen Innes Gullen Range Gunning Hampton Sapphire Taralga White Rock Woodlawn
Coal fired	Bayswater Eraring Mount Piper Vales Point
Natural gas	Appin Mine Belrose Colongra Earthpower Camelia Jacks Gully Liddell Lucas Heights I Lucas Heights II Shoalhaven Landfill Gas Project Smithfield Energy Facility Sydney Water, Malabar Tahmoor Tallawarra Teralba Tower Mine Uranquinty Wilga
Generation companies	Delta Electricity Eraring Energy (subsidiary of Origin) Macquarie Generation (subsidiary of AGL Energy) Snowy Hydro

Distribution

Distribution network operators	Ausgrid Endeavour Energy Essential Energy
Transmission network operators	TransGrid
Retail companies and brands	ActewAGL AGL Energy Click Energy Country Energy EnergyAustralia Integral Energy Origin Energy Powershop ReAmped Energy Red Energy