Hamilton Solar Farm

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The Hamilton Solar Farm is a solar farm at Collinsville in North Queensland, Australia. The power station can generate 69 megawatts of power. [1] It is owned and operated by Gentari. [1] The site covers 330 hectares. It is co-located with the Whitsunday Solar Farm and the Daydream Solar Farm. [2]

Power from the station is bought by ERM. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Hamilton Solar Farm". Gentari. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  2. Vorrath, Sophie (10 August 2017). "Origin signs PPA for new 150MW solar farm in north Queensland". RenewEconomy. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. Vorrath, Sophie (30 April 2019). "ERM seeks wind and solar bids for PPA offering to small business customers". RenewEconomy. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

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