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'''Mackintosh Power Station''' is a [[hydroelectric]] power station at [[Lake Mackintosh]], [[West Coast, Tasmania|West Coast]] [[Tasmania]], [[Australia]]. Mackintosh has one [[Water turbine|turbine]], with a generating capacity of {{convert|79.9|MW}} of [[electricity]].
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The '''Mackintosh Power Station''' is a [[hydroelectric]] [[power station]] located below [[Lake Mackintosh]] in the [[West Coast, Tasmania|West Coast]] region of [[Tasmania]], Australia. Commissioned in 1982 by [[Hydro Tasmania]], the Mackintosh Power Station has one [[Fuji Heavy Industries|Fuji]] [[Francis turbine|Francis-type]] [[Water turbine|turbine]], with a generating capacity of {{convert|81|MW}} of electricity.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hydro.com.au/energy/our-power-stations/pieman |title=Pieman: Mackintosh Power Station |work=Energy: Our power stations |publisher=[[Hydro Tasmania]] |date= |accessdate=21 June 2015 }}</ref>


Mackintosh was constructed as a part of the [[Pieman River|Pieman River Power Development]], between 1974 and 1987. The water discharged from Mackintosh flows into [[Lake Rosebery, Tasmania|Lake Rosebery]].
Mackintosh was constructed as a part of the [[Pieman River|Pieman River Power Development]], between 1974 and 1987. The water discharged from Mackintosh flows into [[Lake Rosebery, Tasmania|Lake Rosebery]].


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Hydro Tasmania]]
* [[List of power stations in Tasmania]]
* [[West Coast Range]]


==Notes==
==References==
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[[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1987]]
[[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1987]]

Revision as of 10:45, 21 June 2015

Mackintosh Power Station
Map
Location in Tasmania
CountryAustralia
LocationWestern Tasmania
Coordinates41°42′00″S 145°38′46″E / 41.7°S 145.646°E / -41.7; 145.646
StatusOperational
Commission date1982
OwnerHydro Tasmania
Power generation
Nameplate capacity13.8 kV
Capacity factor0.85
External links
Websitehydro.com.au/energy/our-power-stations/pieman

The Mackintosh Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located below Lake Mackintosh in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. Commissioned in 1982 by Hydro Tasmania, the Mackintosh Power Station has one Fuji Francis-type turbine, with a generating capacity of 81 megawatts (109,000 hp) of electricity.[1]

Mackintosh was constructed as a part of the Pieman River Power Development, between 1974 and 1987. The water discharged from Mackintosh flows into Lake Rosebery.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pieman: Mackintosh Power Station". Energy: Our power stations. Hydro Tasmania. Retrieved 21 June 2015.