Sunshine Coast Solar Farm

Council is australia s first local government to offset its entire electricity consumption from renewable energy generated at the 15mw sunshine coast solar farm benefit to the region.

Sunshine coast solar farm.

At its peak the solar farm generates 15 000 kilowatts of electricity. The sunshine coast council in queensland australia is the country s first local government to offset 100 percent of its electricity consumption across all its facilities and operations through its solar farm. Benefits to the region. The 15 megawatt mw solar farm at valdora was officially powered up on monday.

It sits on 24 hectares of a 49 hectare site. Sunshine coast becomes first council to complete its own large scale solar farm and expects it to deliver 22 million in savings over life of plant. The sunshine coast solar farm. The sunshine coast solar farm is the second largest in queensland and the sixth largest australia wide.

Sees council proactively take control of its electricity supply to combat rising electricity costs which were on average 14 higher in queensland last financial year. The characteristics of the site are that it. It sits on 24 hectares of a 49 hectare site. The 15 megawatt mw farm will provide the council up to 22 million in savings.

With a capacity of around 400 mw the western downs green power hub is set to become australia s largest solar farm. Is adjacent to energex s 33kv power line which is capable of receiving the solar farm s power output. Council hopes to leverage the solar farm to develop a clean tech. View the daily power generated from the sunshine coast solar farm solar farm overview.

Live generation data fetching data. The electricity generated over one year will be enough to power the equivalent of 5000 homes. The sunshine coast solar farm is located at 909 yandina coolum road valdora. Giles parkinson posted on 24 july 2017 24 july.

The sunshine coast solar farm is located at 909 yandina coolum road valdora. Reasons for choosing solar.