Suncoast Gold Macadamia is a 1.5 MW biomass power plant in Queensland, Australia. It is operated by AGL Energy Pty Ltd. Based on reported annual generation of 1 GWh, it can supply roughly 257 homes. It ranks #501 of 536 Australia power plants by installed capacity. In context, biomass supplies about 1.1% of Australia's electricity; the national grid averages 525 gCO₂/kWh (38.6% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id AUS0000059.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 1.5 MW, Suncoast Gold Macadamia is below the median biomass plant in Australia (18 MW). Biomass plants burn organic material such as wood, residues or waste-derived fuel to raise steam; they are dispatchable and counted as low-carbon where the feedstock is sustainably sourced.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 7%, from 1 GWh of reported generation; the median for 5 biomass plants in Australia that report generation is 48%
- Generation trend
- 2 GWh in 2013 and 1 GWh in 2015 (−40%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2013: 2 GWh; 2015: 1 GWh
- Share of Australia biomass capacity
- 0.2% of 720 MW across 31 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by AGL Energy Pty Ltd. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This biomass plant burns organic material (wood, residues) to raise steam for a turbine. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 26.2°S — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 88% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 18/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #30 largest biomass power plant of 31 in Australia by capacity.
Australia has 31 biomass power plants in this dataset, together about 720 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Valdora · Solar · 15 MW · Queensland
- Tableland Green Energy Power Plant · Biomass · 24 MW · Queensland
- Maryborough · Biomass · 7.5 MW · Queensland
- Tarong North · Coal · 445 MW · Queensland
- Tarong · Coal · 1,400 MW · Queensland
- Tarong (Oil) · Oil · 15 MW · Queensland
Location
Coordinates -26.2261, 152.6981 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Suncoast Gold Macadamia?
Suncoast Gold Macadamia is a 1.5 MW biomass power plant in Queensland, Australia.
How much electricity does Suncoast Gold Macadamia generate?
Suncoast Gold Macadamia generates about 1 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates Suncoast Gold Macadamia?
Suncoast Gold Macadamia is operated by AGL Energy Pty Ltd.