Hydro Energy

Hydro power in the Australian Energy Market

Current Hydro Energy Generation

fully utilised
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>90%
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>60%
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>30%
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>0%
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not utilised

Each hydro generator on this map is colour coded by current output in proportion to registered capacity (i.e. capacity factor). Larger icons represent larger registered capacities: large >250MW; medium > 100MW; small ≤ 100MW.

Today's Hydro Energy Production

Hydroelectricity is used extensively in the Australian electricity grid. It provides for most of Tasmania's energy requirements and elsewhere is used both for base and peak load generation thanks to its high ramp rate/responsiveness.

The default, capacity factor graph shows the output as a percentage of registered capacity. Alternatively, you may view the actual output in megawatts.

Hydropower stations may be included or excluded from the graphs by toggling the check boxes. The total will update accordingly.

Hydro Generators

ID Name Source/Technology Registered
Capacity (MW)
New South Wales (NSW1)
BLOWERNG Blowering Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 80
GUTHEGA Guthega Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 60
HUMENSW Hume (NSW) Hydro Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 29
SHGEN Shoalhaven Power Station (Bendeela And Kangaroo Valley Power Station And Pumps) Water, Hydro - Gravity 240
SNOWYP Tumut 3 Pumps Water, Hydro - Gravity 600
TUMUT3 Tumut 3 Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 1,500
UPPTUMUT Tumut Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 616
3,125
Queensland (QLD1)
BARRON-1 Barron Gorge Power Station Water, Run of River 30
BARRON-2 Barron Gorge Power Station Water, Run of River 30
KAREEYA1 Kareeya Power Station Water, Run of River 21
KAREEYA2 Kareeya Power Station Water, Run of River 21
KAREEYA3 Kareeya Power Station Water, Run of River 21
KAREEYA4 Kareeya Power Station Water, Run of River 21
W/HOE#1 Wivenhoe Power Station Water, Pump Storage 285
W/HOE#2 Wivenhoe Power Station Water, Pump Storage 285
714
Tasmania (TAS1)
BASTYAN Bastyan Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 80
BUTLERSG Butlers Gorge Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 14
CETHANA Cethana Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 85
CLUNY Cluny Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 19
DEVILS_G Devils Gate Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 60
FISHER Fisher Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 43
GORDON Gordon Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 432
JBUTTERS John Butters Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 144
LEM_WIL Lemonthyme / Wilmot Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 82
LI_WY_CA Catagunya / Liapootah / Wayatinah Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 174
LK_ECHO Lake Echo Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 32
MACKNTSH Mackintosh Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 80
MEADOWBK Meadowbank Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 40
PALOONA Paloona Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 28
POAT110 Poatina Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 100
POAT220 Poatina Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 200
REECE1 Reece Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 116
REECE2 Reece Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 116
REPULSE Repulse Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 28
ROWALLAN Rowallan Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 10
TARRALEA Tarraleah Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 90
TREVALLN Trevallyn Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 279
TRIBUTE Tribute Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 83
TUNGATIN Tungatinah Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 125
2,460
Victoria (VIC1)
CLOVER Clover Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 29
DARTM1 Dartmouth Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 185
EILDON1 Eildon Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 60
EILDON2 Eildon Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 60
HUMEV Hume (Vic) Hydro Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 29
MCKAY1 Bogong / Mackay Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 300
MURRAY Murray Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 1,500
RUBICON Rubicon Mountain Streams Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 13
WKIEWA1 West Kiewa Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 31
WKIEWA2 West Kiewa Power Station Water, Hydro - Gravity 31
2,238
Total registered
8,537