Kidston Solar

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Kidston Solar is an operating solar photovoltaic (PV) farm in Queensland, Australia.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Kidston Solar

Phase name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 2018[2] 50 MWac[1][3] PV[2] Arena Energy; Genex Power[3] CIMIC Group[3]
2 Pre-construction[4][5] 270 MW[3][4] PV[3]

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Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Kidston Solar

Phase Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Queensland, Australia[6] -18.8801, 144.1510 (exact)[6]
2 Queensland, Australia[3] -18.9052, 144.1312 (exact)[3]

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Additional data

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References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 https://opennem.org.au/facility/au/NEM/KSP1/?range=7d&interval=30m. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 https://www.power-technology.com/projects/kidston-solar-project-queensland/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2022/08/04/kidston-solar-farm-retains-place-atop-large-scale-performance-rankings/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://aemo.com.au/-/media/files/electricity/nem/planning_and_forecasting/generation_information/2023/nem-generation-information-july-2023.xlsx?la=en. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Global Power Plant Database - Data". World Resources Institute. June 12, 2019. [44506 Archived] from the original on https://web.archive.org/web/20211106234953/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Retrieved April 1, 2021. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); External link in |archive-date= (help)