Tennyson Power Station
| Tennyson Power Station | |
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| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°31′29″S 153°00′22″E / 27.5246°S 153.006°E |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Construction began | 1949 |
| Commission date | 1955 |
| Decommission date | 1986 |
| Operators | Deptartment of Electricity, Brisbane City Council |
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| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Tennyson Power Station was a coal-fired power station in Tennyson, Queensland which operated between 1953 an 1986.[1] The power station was the second major plant constructed for Brisbane, the first being the New Farm Powerhouse. It had an installed capacity of 250 MW.[2]
Planning for a new power station started in 1946 as plants at New Farm and Bulimba had reached capacity.[3] Before the Tennyson Power Station was completed demand for power was exceeding capacity. This led to the successful staggering of work hours and some restrictions on electricity use.
The land on which the power station was built was acquired by Brisbane City Council in 1947 as an ideal site to generate power for the city, due to its proximity to the Brisbane central business district and both rail and river access from Ipswich. Construction of the power station began in 1949.[3]
The power plant was fueled by subbituminous coal, brought down the Brisbane River on barges from Ipswich.
After the power station was shut down, demolition was avoided for many years, partially due to the hazardous nature of the asbestos used in construction.[4] In 2005, a contract was awarded to the developer Mirvac by the Government of Queensland to develop the site. The power station was demolished and both the Queensland Tennis Centre and Tennyson Reach apartment complex were built in its place.
References
- ^ "The History of the Tennyson Reach Site".
- ^ "Coal-Fired Plants in Australia - QLD & SA".
- ^ a b Dunn, Col (1985). The History of Electricity in Queensland. Bundaberg: Col Dunn. pp. 85–88. ISBN 0 9589229 0 X.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Tennyson Power Station".