Electricity in Victoria

Currently

• We have a mixture of • 6 Coal Fired

• 6645 MW of Electricity

• 6 Gas Fired • 1335.8 MW of Electricity

• 16 Hydroelectric • 572 MW of Electricity

• 5 Wind• 133.7 MW of Electricity

• 1 Biomass• 54.5

For a Grand Total of 8335 MW of Electricity

Coal Fired

Power station Max.Capacity

Anglesea 150 MW

Hazelwood 1,600 MW

Loy Yang A 2,200 MW

Loy Yang B 1,050 MW

Morwell 165 MW

Yallourn 1,480 MW

Gas Turbine

Power station Max. Capacity

Bairnsdale 92 MW

Jeeralang 432 MW

Laverton 320 MW

Longford 31.8 MW

Somerton 160 MW

Valley Power 300 MW

HydroelectricPower station Max. Capacity

Banimboola 12.85 MW

Blue Rock Dam 3.6 MW

Cairn Curran 2 MW

Cardinia Dam 3 MW

Clover 24 MW

Dartmouth 150 MW

Eildon 120 MW

Eildon Pondage 4.5 MW

Glenmaggie 3.8 MW

McKay Creek 150 MW

Rubicon Scheme 13.5 MW

Silvan Cardinia System 5 MW

Thomson Dam 7.5 MW

West Kiewa 62 MW

William Hovell 1.5 MW

Yarrawonga Weir 9.45 MW

Wind Farms

Power station Max. Capacity

Challicum Hills Wind Farm 52.5 MW

Codrington Wind Farm 18.2 MW

Toora Wind Farm 21 MW

Wonthaggi Wind Farm 12 MW

Yambuk Wind Farm 30 MW

2007

I want you to build me a new power

station

New Power station

• In your presentation you need to include the following• Describe how exactly your new power

station works• What are the benefits of your

particular power station over other types of power stations.

• What are the potential implications of your power station.