Eildon Hydroelectric Power Station
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A view of the impounded Lake Eildon, in 2011
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Location of the Eildon Dam in Victoria
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Country | Australia |
Location | Victorian Alps, Victoria |
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Purpose | |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1915 |
Opening date |
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Operator(s) | Goulburn–Murray Water |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment dam |
Impounds | Goulburn River |
Height | 84.5 m (277 ft) |
Length | 1,085 m (3,560 ft) |
Dam volume | 10,200×10 3 m3 (360×10 6 cu ft) |
Spillway type | Controlled |
Spillway capacity | 3,356 m3/s (118,500 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Lake Eildon |
Total capacity | 3,390,000 ML (750,000×10 6 imp gal; 900,000×10 6 US gal) |
Catchment area | 3,885 km2 (1,500 sq mi) |
Surface area | 13,832 ha (34,180 acres) |
Max. water depth | 79 m (259 ft)[1] |
Normal elevation | 288.9 m (948 ft) AHD |
Power station | |
Name | Eildon Hydroelectric Power Station |
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Operator(s) | AGL Energy |
Commission date |
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Turbines | Four |
Installed capacity | 150 MW (200,000 hp) |
Annual generation | 226 GWh (810 TJ) |
Website Lake Eildon at Goulburn–Murray Water |
The Eildon Power Station is a hydroelectric power station at Lake Eildon, Victoria, Australia. Eildon has four turbo generators, with a total generating capacity of 150 megawatts (200,000 hp) of electricity. It is owned and operated by AGL Energy. Eildon Power Station operates mostly in summer to meet peaks in electricity demand at times when there is also a demand for irrigation using the discharged water. It produces an average of around 225 gigawatt-hours (810 TJ) of electricity per annum.[2]
The first 67-megawatt (90,000 hp) turbine was commissioned in 1956, and a second in 1957.[3] In addition, there are two 7.5 megawatts (10,100 hp) turbines; these were decommissioned in 1971, but recommissioned in 2001.[2] These smaller turbines were relocated from the former Sugarloaf Power Station on the Eildon Weir,[3] completed in 1929 and in use until work on the larger dam started in 1951.[4]
See also
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- List of power stations in Victoria (Australia)
- Eildon Pondage Power Station
- Rubicon Hydroelectric Scheme
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