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Diesel-powered Barnawartha plant raises eyebrows with 10MW plan for rare peak demand

Tiny diesel plant to run 200 hours a year as developers defend grid support role

Barnawartha North’s proposed 10 MW diesel plant is just one-fifth the size of South Australia’s 50 MW Angaston Power Station (pictured). | Credits: SnowyHydro

A proposal to build a small diesel-fired peaking facility in Victoria's north-west is raising eyebrows over its modest scale and limited use—but developers say the 10-megawatt project will play a strategic...

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