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Cleanest power plants in Australia — largest zero-carbon

The largest zero-carbon power plants in Australia (solar, wind, hydro, nuclear, geothermal) by capacity — clean-energy leaders. Open data.

#	Plant	Fuel	Country	MW
1	Tumut 3	Hydro	Australia	1,800
2	Murray 1	Hydro	Australia	950
3	Tumut 1 (Upper Tumut)	Hydro	Australia	616
4	Murray 2	Hydro	Australia	550
5	Haughton River Solar Farm	Solar	Australia	500
6	Wivenhoe Hydroelectric	Hydro	Australia	500
7	Gordon	Hydro	Australia	432
8	Murra Warra Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	429
9	Macarthur Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	420
10	Tumut 2 (Upper Tumut)	Hydro	Australia	336
11	Bogong (Mount Beauty Hydro Scheme)	Hydro	Australia	300
12	Sapphire Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	270
13	Reece	Hydro	Australia	244
14	Ararat Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	240
15	Bendeela (Shoalhaven Scheme)	Hydro	Australia	240
16	Collgar Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	222
17	Sunraysia	Solar	Australia	200
18	Waubra Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	192
19	Mt Gellibrand Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	189
20	Hayman Solar Farm	Solar	Australia	180
21	Moorabool South Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	171
22	Musselroe	Wind	Australia	168
23	Gullen Range Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	165.5
24	Kangaroo Valley (Shoalhaven Scheme)	Hydro	Australia	160
25	Lake Bonney Stage 2 Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	159
26	Dartmouth (Mount Beauty Hydro Scheme)	Hydro	Australia	150
27	Daydream Solar Farm	Solar	Australia	150
28	McKay Creek (Mount Beauty Hydro Scheme)	Hydro	Australia	150
29	Snowtown North	Wind	Australia	148
30	John Butters	Hydro	Australia	145
31	Wilpena Solar Farm	Solar	Australia	145
32	Tungatinah	Hydro	Australia	142
33	Capital Hill Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	141
34	North Brown Hill Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	132.3
35	Moorabool North Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	131
36	Mt Mercer Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	131
37	Yaloak South Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	131
38	Clare Solar Farm	Solar	Australia	128
39	Ross River	Solar	Australia	128
40	Snowtown South	Wind	Australia	126
41	Lilyvale Solar Farm	Solar	Australia	125
42	Rollingstone QLD	Solar	Australia	125
43	Eildon	Hydro	Australia	120
44	Sun Metals Solar Farm	Solar	Australia	117
45	Bodangora Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	113.2
46	Boco Rock	Wind	Australia	113
47	Karadoc Solar Farm	Solar	Australia	112
48	Wemen Solar Farm	Solar	Australia	112
49	Waterloo Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	111
50	Bannerton Solar Farm	Solar	Australia	110
51	Bungala I	Solar	Australia	110
52	Bungala II	Solar	Australia	110
53	Darling Downs Solar Farm	Solar	Australia	110
54	Taralga Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	106
55	Yatpool	Solar	Australia	106
56	Nyngan Solar Plant	Solar	Australia	102
57	Cethana	Hydro	Australia	100
58	Numurkah Solar Farm	Solar	Australia	100
59	Poatina	Hydro	Australia	100
60	Susan River	Solar	Australia	98
61	Tailem Bend Solar Farm	Solar	Australia	95
62	Hallett 1 Brown Hill Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	94.5
63	Tarraleah	Hydro	Australia	94
64	Tribute	Hydro	Australia	92
65	Wattle Point Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	91
66	Walkaway Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	89.1
67	Clermont Solar Farm	Solar	Australia	89
68	Kareeya	Hydro	Australia	88
69	Liapootah	Hydro	Australia	87.3
70	Beryl AU	Solar	Australia	87
71	Emerald Solar Farm	Solar	Australia	84
72	Lemonthyme	Hydro	Australia	81.6
73	Wilmot	Hydro	Australia	81.6
74	Bastyan	Hydro	Australia	81
75	Lake Bonney Stage 1 Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	80.5
76	Blowering	Hydro	Australia	80
77	Crowlands Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	80
78	Trevallyn	Hydro	Australia	80
79	Mackintosh	Hydro	Australia	79.9
80	Emu Downs Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	79
81	Childers	Solar	Australia	75
82	Studland Bay (Woolnorth) Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	75
83	Hallett 2 Hallet Hill Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	71.4
84	Moree	Solar	Australia	70
85	Mount Millar Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	70
86	Hamilton Solar Farm	Solar	Australia	69
87	Oakland Hills Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	67
88	Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	66
89	Rugby Run Solar Farm	Solar	Australia	65
90	Bluff Point (Woolnorth) Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	64
91	West Kiewa (Mount Beauty Hydro Scheme)	Hydro	Australia	62
92	Barron Gorge	Hydro	Australia	60
93	Devils Gate	Hydro	Australia	60
94	Gannawarra Solar Farm	Solar	Australia	60
95	Guthega	Hydro	Australia	60
96	Cape Bridgewater Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	58
97	Hume	Hydro	Australia	58
98	Clements Gap Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	57
99	Whitsunday Solar Farm	Solar	Australia	57
100	Mumbida Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	55
101	Oakey 2	Solar	Australia	55
102	Parkes Solar Farm	Solar	Australia	55
103	Cape Sir William Grant Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	54
104	Broken Hill Solar Plant	Solar	Australia	53
105	Hallet 5 - The Bluff	Wind	Australia	52.5
106	Challicum Hills Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	52
107	Catagunya	Hydro	Australia	50
108	Kidston I	Solar	Australia	50
109	Warragamba	Hydro	Australia	50
110	Woodlawn Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	48
111	Greenough River Solar Farm	Solar	Australia	47
112	Canunda Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	46
113	Fisher	Hydro	Australia	46
114	Gunning	Wind	Australia	46
115	Wayatinah	Hydro	Australia	45
116	Cape Nelson South Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	44
117	Meadowbank	Hydro	Australia	44
118	Manildra Solar Farm	Solar	Australia	42.6
119	Collinsville Solar Farm	Solar	Australia	42
120	Lake Bonney Stage 3 Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	39
121	Clover	Hydro	Australia	38
122	Nymboida	Hydro	Australia	33.6
123	Starfish Hill Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	33
124	Lake Echo	Hydro	Australia	32.4
125	Paloona	Hydro	Australia	32
126	Kiata Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	31.1
127	Dubbo	Solar	Australia	30
128	Ord River	Hydro	Australia	30
129	Yambuk Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	30
130	Repulse	Hydro	Australia	29.1
131	Griffith Solar Farm	Solar	Australia	29
132	Burrinjuck Power Station	Hydro	Australia	27
133	Cullerin Range Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	26
134	Oakey 1	Solar	Australia	25
135	Copeton	Hydro	Australia	24
136	Royalla Solar Farm	Solar	Australia	24
137	Cape Nelson North Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	22
138	Albany Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	21.6
139	Toora Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	21
140	Barcaldine KDB	Solar	Australia	20
141	Emu Downs	Solar	Australia	20
142	Hughendon	Solar	Australia	20
143	Mortons Lane Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	20
144	White Rock	Solar	Australia	20
145	Wyangala A	Hydro	Australia	20
146	Burrendong	Hydro	Australia	19
147	Codrington Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	18.2
148	Cluny	Hydro	Australia	17
149	Narromine	Solar	Australia	15
150	Valdora	Solar	Australia	15
151	Butlers Gorge	Hydro	Australia	14.4
152	Swan Hill	Solar	Australia	14.4
153	Jounama	Hydro	Australia	14
154	Grasmere Wind Farm (Albany Stage II)	Wind	Australia	13.8
155	Lower Rubicon	Hydro	Australia	13.6
156	Rubicon	Hydro	Australia	13.6
157	Mugga Lane Solar Park	Solar	Australia	13
158	Banimboola	Hydro	Australia	12.2
159	Windy Hill Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	12
160	Wonthaggi Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	12
161	Williamsdale	Solar	Australia	11.1
162	Barcaldine YD	Solar	Australia	10.9
163	Lakeland QLD	Solar	Australia	10.9
164	DeGrussa	Solar	Australia	10.6
165	Rowallan	Hydro	Australia	10.5
166	Gullen	Solar	Australia	10
167	Lincoln Gap	Wind	Australia	10
168	Northam	Solar	Australia	10
169	Blayney Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	9.9
170	Liddell Solar Thermal	Solar	Australia	9.3
171	Yarrawonga	Hydro	Australia	9
172	Upper Lake Margaret	Hydro	Australia	8.4
173	Koombooloomba	Hydro	Australia	7.3
174	Pindari	Hydro	Australia	6.7
175	Lake Keepit	Hydro	Australia	6.5
176	Normanton	Solar	Australia	6.2
177	Brisbane BNE	Solar	Australia	6
178	Whyalla SSE	Solar	Australia	6
179	Glenbawn	Hydro	Australia	5.8
180	Brown Mountain	Hydro	Australia	5
181	Eildon Small Hydro	Hydro	Australia	5
182	Summerhill	Solar	Australia	5
183	Peterborough SA	Solar	Australia	4.9
184	Crookwell Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	4.8
185	Oaky	Hydro	Australia	4.8
186	Wivenhoe	Hydro	Australia	4.7
187	Goondiwindi	Solar	Australia	4.5
188	Leonards Hill	Wind	Australia	4.1
189	Darwin DRW	Solar	Australia	4
190	Lake Glenmaggie	Hydro	Australia	4
191	Uterne Solar	Solar	Australia	3.9
192	Esperance Wind Farm Nine Mile Beach	Wind	Australia	3.6
193	Lower Lake Margaret	Hydro	Australia	3.2
194	Lake Cargelligo CSP	Solar	Australia	3
195	Terminal Storage	Hydro	Australia	2.5
196	The Drop	Hydro	Australia	2.5
197	Perth Zoo	Solar	Australia	2.4
198	Nieterana	Hydro	Australia	2.2
199	Esperance Wind Farm Ten Mile Lagoon	Wind	Australia	2
200	Lake William Hovell	Hydro	Australia	2
201	Kalbarri Wind Farm	Wind	Australia	1.7
202	Tods Corner	Hydro	Australia	1.7
203	CSIRO Energy Centre	Solar	Australia	1.5
204	Hopetoun Wind Turbines	Wind	Australia	1.2
205	University of Queensland (St Lucia Campus) Solar Array	Solar	Australia	1.2
206	Jindabyne Dam Mini Hydro	Hydro	Australia	1.1
207	Adelaide Showgrounds	Solar	Australia	1

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.

Frequently asked questions

What ranks first in cleanest power plants in australia — largest zero-carbon?

Tumut 3 (Australia) ranks #1 with 1,800 mw.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 207 power plants in Australia.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Tumut 3 (1,800); 2. Murray 1 (950); 3. Tumut 1 (Upper Tumut) (616).