Terminal Storage Mini Hydro

Terminal Storage Mini Hydro is the name of an electricity generator operating in the supply pipes for Adelaide's water supply in South Australia. The facility is installed at Tea Tree Gully and uses a stainless steel turbine in the gravity-powered supply pipes. It was developed by SA Water who own and operate the water distribution with experience from Hydro Tasmania. When it was installed, it had a capacity of 1.9 megawatts (2,500 hp).^[1] It has been upgraded to now provide 3 megawatts (4,000 hp).^[2]

Terminal Storage Mini Hydro
Country	Australia
Location	Hope Valley, South Australia
Coordinates	34°50′46.9″S 138°41′10.8″E
Commission date	October 2003
Owner	SA Water
Operator	SA Water
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	3 MW
Annual net output	4762 MW·h (2012)

Hydro Tasmania and SA Water are equal partners in the joint venture which opened in October 2003.^[3][4] In 2011–12, it generated 4,762 megawatt-hours (17,140 GJ) of electricity.^[5]