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.

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

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Port Augusta formerCoalPowerStationLocation Playford B Power Station
Northern Power Station nearbyFacility Playford B Power Station