Kangaroo Island Power Station
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Kangaroo Island Power Station | |
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Country | Australia |
Location | Brownlow KI, South Australia |
Coordinates | 35°40′00″S 137°36′10″E / 35.666651°S 137.6028504°E |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 2016 |
Owner(s) | SA Power Networks |
Operator(s) | SA Power Networks |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Diesel fuel |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 6 MW |
The Kangaroo Island power station is a set of diesel generators located at the Kingscote substation at Brownlow KI on Kangaroo Island.
It consists of three 2MWe Caterpillar 3516B generators capable of providing a combined 6MW of power.
Owned and operated by SA Power Networks, it is used to provide stability of supply if both of the submarine power cables to the mainland are unavailable.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Kangaroo Island". SDA Engineering. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
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