Lower Wonga Solar Farm
The Lower Wonga Solar Farm is a proposed photovoltaic power station, located in the rural locality of Lower Wonga, Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. If the station is completed to its final configuration of 3 million solar panels capable of powering about 315,000 homes, it would become Australia's largest solar power station.[1][2][3][4]
| Lower Wonga | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Lower Wonga, Queensland |
| Status | Proposed |
| Construction cost | $2billion |
| Owner(s) | SolarQ |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV |
| Site area | 17 square kilometres (6.6 sq mi) |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 350 MW (Initial) |
Location
The Lower Wonga Solar Farm would be located on previously cleared lands used for grazing,[3] on the corner of the Wide Bay Highway and Gympie Woolooga Road, Lower Wonga, Queensland. The farm site is also located next to the Woolooga Substation and transmission lines, providing a cheap and easy point to distribute power into the grid.
References
- Giles Parkinson (19 April 2017). "SolarQ plans 350MW solar farm with storage in south-east Queensland". Renew Economy. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- Gorrie, Arthur Gorrie (23 December 2016). "Sunny welcome for solar power interest". Gympie Times. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- Klein, Frances (19 April 2017). "BREAKING: Australia's biggest solar farm planned for Gympie". Gympie Times. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- Atkinson, Bruce (19 April 2017). "Queensland company lodges plan to build Australia's biggest solar farm near Gympie". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
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