| Collie Power Station | |
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| Country | Australia |
| Location | Collie, Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°20′31″S116°15′43″E / 33.342°S 116.262°E /-33.342; 116.262 (Collie Power Station) |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 4 June 1999 |
| Decommission date | 2027 (planned) |
| Owner | Synergy[1] |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 340 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
Collie Power Station is a power station inCollie, Western Australia. It iscoal powered with onesteam turbine thatgenerates a total capacity of 300 megawatts ofelectricity. The coal is mined locally[2] from theCollie Sub-basin and is transported to the power plant by overland conveyor. In June 2022, theGovernment of Western Australia announced thatSynergy would close Collie Power Station by 2027.[3]
Built by theClough Group, the station was commissioned in 1999 with a single 300 megawatts steam turbine.[4][5] Power generated by the station supplies the south-west of Australia through theSouth West Interconnected System (SWIS) operated byWestern Power.[5][6]
In the financial year of 2008/2009, the station consumed approximately 1 million tonnes (2.2 billion pounds) of coal.Carbon Monitoring for Action estimates that, in 2009, Collie Power Station emitted 2.59 million tonnes (5.7 billion pounds) of CO2 to generate 2.3 terawatt-hours (8.3 petajoules) of electricity.[7]
In household consumer terms, this equates to 1.13 kilograms (2.5 lb) ofCO2 emitted for each onekilowatt-hour (kWh), or 3.6 megajoules, of electricity produced and fed into the electricity grid.[7] That is, Collie Power Station emits slightly less CO2 per kilowatt-hour of electricity produced than nearby closingMuja Power Station (1.14 kilograms or 2.5 pounds) but more than also nearbyBluewaters Power Station (0.825 kilograms or 1.82 pounds) based on estimates for the same year.[7]
Twogrid batteries are being built at the site; a 219 MW / 877 MWh (4-hour) to reduce the solarduck curve,[8] and a 500 MW / 2000 MWh (4-hour).[9]
