Limondale Solar Farm

34°47′S 143°30′E / 34.79°S 143.50°E / -34.79; 143.50StatusCommissionedConstruction beganOctober 2018Commission date2021; 3 years ago (2021)Owner(s)RWEOperator(s)Belectric (subsidiary of Innogy)Solar farm TypeFlat-panel PVCollectors872,000Site area900 ha (2,200 acres)Power generationNameplate capacity313MW AC (349MW DC)External linksWebsiteiam.innogy.com/en/about-innogy/innogy-innovation-technology/renewables/solar-energy/limondale-solar-plant

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Limondale Solar Farm is a solar farm south of Balranald in southwestern New South Wales, Australia. When it was completed, it was the largest solar farm in Australia. It is owned by German company RWE through a subsidiary Belectric Solar and Battery, and was constructed by Australian engineering company Downer Group.^[1]^[2]

The Limondale site was identified and the initial proposal was developed by Overland Sun Farming. The site is adjacent to a Transgrid 220kV substation. The development received planning consent from the New South Wales government on 1 September 2017.^[3] Innogy was initially brought in as a financial partner, but then it acquired ownership in September 2018, prior to construction.^[4] Construction began in October 2018, and was completed in 2020.^[5]

Immediately south of the Limondale solar farm, the Sunraysia Solar Farm is also under construction.^[6]

References

^ Parkinson, Giles (18 October 2018). "Downer wins contract to build Australia's biggest solar farm". RenewEconomy. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ "Downer to build Australia's largest solar farm". Downer Group. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ "Limondale Sun Farm". Overland Sun Farming. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ Bloch, Michael (27 September 2018). "Limondale Solar Farm Construction To Start In October". SolarQuotes Blog. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ Maisch, Marija (18 October 2018). "Downer to build Australia's largest solar farm". PV Magazine. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ Galletta, Simon; Tribe, Matt (10 October 2018). "Two of Australia's biggest solar farms set for NSW, as market operator looks at how to manage power grid". ABC Mildura-Swan Hill. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

Energy in New South Wales

Generation

Biomass combustion	Broadwater Sugar Mill Broadwater Biomass Co-Gen Condong Sugar Mill Condong Biomass Co-Gen Harwood Sugar Mill Redbank Visy Paper, Tumut
Cogeneration	Amcor, Bomaderry BlueScope Steel, Port Kembla Macquarie University Stadium Australia University of Western Sydney Visy Paper, Smithfield
Hydro-electric	Bendeela Blowering Brown Mountain Burrendong Burrinjuck Chichester Copeton Glenbawn Guthega Hume Jindabyne Dam Mini Hydro Jounama Small Hydro Kangaroo Valley Keepit Kembla Grange Lostock Murray 1 Murray 2 Nymboida Oaky River Pindari Snowy 2.0 The Drop Tumut 1 Tumut 2 Tumut 3 and Micro Hydro Warragamba Williams River Dam (private) Wyangala
Solar generation	Beryl Bomen Broken Hill Coleambally Darlington Point Finley Griffith Jemalong CSP Jemalong Limondale Nevertire Nyngan Parkes Sunraysia
Wind farms	Bango Blayney Boco Rock Bodangora Capital Crookwell Crudine Ridge Cullerin Range Glen Innes Gullen Range Gunning Hampton Sapphire Taralga White Rock Woodlawn
Coal fired	Bayswater Eraring Mount Piper Vales Point
Natural gas	Appin Mine Belrose Colongra Earthpower Camelia Jacks Gully Liddell Lucas Heights I Lucas Heights II Shoalhaven Landfill Gas Project Smithfield Energy Facility Sydney Water, Malabar Tahmoor Tallawarra Teralba Tower Mine Uranquinty Wilga
Generation companies	Delta Electricity Eraring Energy (subsidiary of Origin) Macquarie Generation (subsidiary of AGL Energy) Snowy Hydro

Distribution

Distribution network operators	Ausgrid Endeavour Energy Essential Energy
Transmission network operators	TransGrid
Retail companies and brands	ActewAGL AGL Energy Click Energy Country Energy EnergyAustralia Integral Energy Origin Energy Powershop ReAmped Energy Red Energy