Clare Solar Farm

The Clare Solar Farm is a solar farm located 35 kilometres south-west of Ayr at Clare in North Queensland, Australia. The 125 megawatt DC power station is owned by Lighthouse Solar.[1] Construction commenced in 2016[2] and was complete by May 2018. It features 393,300 single-axis tracking panels spread over 300 hectares.[3] The solar panels were supplied by Trina Solar.[4]

Electricity was first exported to the grid in 2018.[1]

The power station has a power purchase agreement with Origin Energy.[1] Operations and maintenance contracts were awarded to Downer EDI.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Parkinson, Giles (15 May 2018). "Queensland's biggest solar farm connects to the grid". RenewEconomy. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Clare". Fotowatio Renewable Ventures. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ "New Queensland solar farm complete and ramping up generation". Origin Energy. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b Vorrath, Sophie (6 March 2017). "Trina wins contract for 100MW Clare solar farm in Queensland". RenewEconomy. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

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