Sunshine Coast Solar Farm

French renewables developer neoen will go ahead with its plans to build a massive solar farm in queensland s western downs region after securing a contract to sell most of the power to t he state government owned renewable energy generator cleanco.

Sunshine coast solar farm.

The sunshine coast solar farm is the second largest in queensland and the sixth largest australia wide. The sunshine coast council is now the first local government in australia with 100 per cent of its electricity. The characteristics of the site are that it. The sunshine coast solar farm is located at 909 yandina coolum road valdora.

It sits on 24 hectares of a 49 hectare site. 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. At its peak the solar farm generates 15 000 kilowatts of electricity. The 15 megawatt mw farm will provide the council up to 22 million in savings.

It sits on 24 hectares of a 49 hectare site. Giles parkinson posted on 24 july 2017 24 july. The sunshine coast solar farm. 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.

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. Is adjacent to energex s 33kv power line which is capable of receiving the solar farm s power output. The 15 megawatt mw solar farm at valdora was officially powered up on monday. View the daily power generated from the sunshine coast solar farm solar farm overview.

Sunshine coast solar farm. Council hopes to leverage the solar farm to develop a clean tech. Reasons for choosing solar. Live generation data fetching data.

Benefits to the region. 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.