Fossil Energy

Fossil power in the Australian Energy Market

% MW

Fossil Energy Production During October 2023

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Data for the month-long graphs is sampled at 3 hour intervals to reduce the number of data points.

Fossil Generators

ID	Name	Source/Technology	Registered Capacity (MW)
New South Wales (NSW1)
BW01	Bayswater Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	660
BW02	Bayswater Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	660
BW03	Bayswater Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	660
BW04	Bayswater Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	660
CG1	Colongra Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	181
CG2	Colongra Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	181
CG3	Colongra Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	181
CG4	Colongra Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	181
ER01	Eraring Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	720
ER02	Eraring Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	720
ER03	Eraring Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	720
ER04	Eraring Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	720
ERGT01	Eraring Power Station	Diesel, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	42
GB01	Broken Hill Gas Turbines	Diesel, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	50
HEZ1	Hunter Economic Zone	Diesel, Compression Reciprocating Engine	28
MP1	Mt Piper Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	700
MP2	Mt Piper Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	700
SHOAL1	Shoalhaven Starches Cogeneration Plant	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	54
SITHE01	Smithfield Energy Facility	Natural Gas, Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT)	187
TALWA1	Tallawarra Power Station	Natural Gas, Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT)	440
TALWB1	Tallawarra Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas Turbine (OCGT)	320
URANQ11	Uranquinty Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	166
URANQ12	Uranquinty Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	166
URANQ13	Uranquinty Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	166
URANQ14	Uranquinty Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	166
VP5	Vales Point "B" Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	660
VP6	Vales Point "B" Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	660
			10,748
Queensland (QLD1)
BARCALDN	Barcaldine Power Station	Natural Gas, Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT)	37
BRAEMAR1	Braemar Power Station	Coal Seam Methane, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	168
BRAEMAR2	Braemar Power Station	Coal Seam Methane, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	168
BRAEMAR3	Braemar Power Station	Coal Seam Methane, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	168
BRAEMAR5	Braemar 2 Power Station	Coal Seam Methane, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	173
BRAEMAR6	Braemar 2 Power Station	Coal Seam Methane, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	173
BRAEMAR7	Braemar 2 Power Station	Coal Seam Methane, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	173
CALL_B_1	Callide Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	350
CALL_B_2	Callide Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	350
CPP_3	Callide C Nett Off	Black Coal, Steam Super Critical	466
CPP_4	Callide C Nett Off	Black Coal, Steam Super Critical	420
CPSA	Condamine Power Station A	Natural Gas, Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT)	143
DDPS1	Darling Downs Power Station	Natural Gas, Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT)	644
GERMCRK	German Creek Power Station	Waste Coal Mine Gas, Spark Ignition Reciprocating Engine	45
GSTONE1	Gladstone Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	280
GSTONE2	Gladstone Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	280
GSTONE3	Gladstone Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	280
GSTONE4	Gladstone Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	280
GSTONE5	Gladstone Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	280
GSTONE6	Gladstone Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	280
KPP_1	Kogan Creek Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Super Critical	744
MBAHNTH	Moranbah North Waste Coal Mine Gas Power Station	Waste Coal Mine Gas, Spark Ignition Reciprocating Engine	63
MPP_1	Millmerran Power Plant	Black Coal, Steam Super Critical	426
MPP_2	Millmerran Power Plant	Black Coal, Steam Super Critical	426
MSTUART1	Mt Stuart Power Station	Kerosene, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	144
MSTUART2	Mt Stuart Power Station	Kerosene, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	144
MSTUART3	Mt Stuart Power Station	Kerosene, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	131
OAKEY1	Oakey Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	141
OAKEY2	Oakey Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	141
ROMA_7	Roma Gas Turbine Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	40
ROMA_8	Roma Gas Turbine Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	40
STAN-1	Stanwell Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	365
STAN-2	Stanwell Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	365
STAN-3	Stanwell Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	365
STAN-4	Stanwell Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	365
SWAN_E	Swanbank E Power Station	Natural Gas, Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT)	385
TARONG#1	Tarong Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	350
TARONG#2	Tarong Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	350
TARONG#3	Tarong Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	350
TARONG#4	Tarong Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	350
TNPS1	Tarong North Power Station	Black Coal, Steam Super Critical	443
YABULU	Townsville Gas Turbine	Natural Gas, Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT)	160
YABULU2	Townsville Gas Turbine	Natural Gas, Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT)	82
YARWUN_1	Yarwun Power Station	Natural Gas, Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT)	154
			11,682
South Australia (SA1)
AGLHAL	Hallett Power Station	Natural Gas / Diesel, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	217
ANGAST1	Angaston Power Station	Diesel, Compression Reciprocating Engine	50
BARKIPS1	Barker Inlet Power Station	Natural Gas, Compression Reciprocating Engine	211
BOLIVPS1	Bolivar Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	128
DRYCGT1	Dry Creek Gas Turbine Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	52
DRYCGT2	Dry Creek Gas Turbine Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	52
DRYCGT3	Dry Creek Gas Turbine Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	52
LADBROK1	Ladbroke Grove Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	40
LADBROK2	Ladbroke Grove Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	40
LONSDALE	Lonsdale Power Station	Diesel, Compression Reciprocating Engine	20
MINTARO	Mintaro Gas Turbine Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	90
OSB-AG	Osborne Power Station	Natural Gas, Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT)	180
POR01	Port Lincoln Gas Turbine	Diesel, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	50
POR03	Port Lincoln Gas Turbine	Diesel, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	24
PPCCGT	Pelican Point Power Station	Natural Gas, Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT)	478
PTSTAN1	Pt Stanvac Power Station	Diesel, Compression Reciprocating Engine	58
QPS1	Quarantine Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	29
QPS2	Quarantine Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	24
QPS3	Quarantine Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	24
QPS4	Quarantine Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	24
QPS5	Quarantine Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	128
SNAPPER1	Snapper Point Power Station	Diesel, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	154
SNUG1	Snuggery Power Station	Diesel, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	63
TORRB1	Torrens Island Power Station	Natural Gas / Fuel Oil, Steam Sub-Critical	200
TORRB2	Torrens Island Power Station	Natural Gas / Fuel Oil, Steam Sub-Critical	200
TORRB3	Torrens Island Power Station	Natural Gas / Fuel Oil, Steam Sub-Critical	200
TORRB4	Torrens Island Power Station	Natural Gas / Fuel Oil, Steam Sub-Critical	200
			2,987
Tasmania (TAS1)
BBTHREE1	Bell Bay Three Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	35
BBTHREE2	Bell Bay Three Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	35
BBTHREE3	Bell Bay Three Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	35
TVCC201	Tamar Valley Combined Cycle Power Station	Natural Gas, Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT)	209
TVPP104	Bell Bay Three Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	58
			372
Victoria (VIC1)
AGLSOM	Somerton Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	170
BDL01	Bairnsdale Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	46
BDL02	Bairnsdale Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	46
JLA01	Jeeralang "A" Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	51
JLA02	Jeeralang "A" Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	51
JLA03	Jeeralang "A" Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	51
JLA04	Jeeralang "A" Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	51
JLB01	Jeeralang "B" Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	76
JLB02	Jeeralang "B" Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	76
JLB03	Jeeralang "B" Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	76
LNGS1	Laverton North Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	156
LNGS2	Laverton North Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	156
LOYYB1	Loy Yang B Power Station	Brown Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	500
LOYYB2	Loy Yang B Power Station	Brown Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	500
LYA1	Loy Yang A Power Station	Brown Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	560
LYA2	Loy Yang A Power Station	Brown Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	530
LYA3	Loy Yang A Power Station	Brown Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	560
LYA4	Loy Yang A Power Station	Brown Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	560
MORTLK11	Mortlake Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	283
MORTLK12	Mortlake Power Station	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	283
NPS	Newport Power Station	Natural Gas, Steam Sub-Critical	500
VPGS1	Valley Power Peaking Facility	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	50
VPGS2	Valley Power Peaking Facility	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	50
VPGS3	Valley Power Peaking Facility	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	50
VPGS4	Valley Power Peaking Facility	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	50
VPGS5	Valley Power Peaking Facility	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	50
VPGS6	Valley Power Peaking Facility	Natural Gas, Open Cycle Gas turbines (OCGT)	50
YWPS1	Yallourn 'W' Power Station	Brown Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	360
YWPS2	Yallourn 'W' Power Station	Brown Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	360
YWPS3	Yallourn 'W' Power Station	Brown Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	380
YWPS4	Yallourn 'W' Power Station	Brown Coal, Steam Sub-Critical	380
			7,062
Total registered
			32,852

About the Australian Electricity Grid

The electricity grid managed by the AEMO covers New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania and is the world's largest interconnected power system.

The interface between generators (producers of energy) and consumers (industrial users, businesses and homes) is known as the National Electricity Market (NEM). It is the system though which the supply of energy to local distributors is managed, along with the price of that energy.

Most of Australia's electricity needs are fulfilled by power stations which burn fossil fuels like coal and natural gas to drive steam turbines.

A large part is also played by hydroelectric power stations while wind power contributes in line with meteorological conditions.

There are also many smaller generators which use solar technology, biomass, bagasse etc. to create electricity.

A relative newcomer is the installation, en masse, of domestic rooftop solar photovoltaics (PV). AEMO provides daily files summarising the performance of rooftop solar generation by region.