Playford B Power Station
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Playford B Power Station was a coal-fired power station in South Australia that supplied electricity to the state’s grid before its closure and subsequent demolition.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal-fired power station
ⓘ
thermal power station ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Northern Power Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1963 ⓘ |
| commissionedInYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| connectedTo | South Australian electricity grid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1958 ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 2016 ⓘ |
| demolitionCompleted | 2018 ⓘ |
| electricalCapacity | 240 MW ⓘ |
| energySource | coal ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
air pollution
ⓘ
greenhouse gas emissions ⓘ |
| fuelSupplyFrom | Leigh Creek coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuelType | sub-bituminous coal ⓘ |
| generationUnitsType | steam turbine ⓘ |
| gridConnection | National Electricity Market NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridOperator | ElectraNet (transmission) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridRole | baseload generation ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | -32.51 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | 137.77 ⓘ |
| laterGridRole | intermittent operation ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Port Augusta, South Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | South Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Port Augusta Power Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spencer Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Thomas Playford IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfUnits | 4 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Alinta Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Alinta Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Port Augusta power generation complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| permanentlyClosed | 2016 ⓘ |
| previouslyOwnedBy |
Electricity Trust of South Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flinders Power NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCoolingMethod | air-cooled condensers GENERATED ⓘ |
| regionServed | South Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shutdownReason |
ageing infrastructure
ⓘ
competition from renewable energy ⓘ economic unviability ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Port Augusta coal closure debate ⓘ |
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