Tribute Power Station

The Tribute Power Station is a conventional hydroelectric power station located in Western Tasmania, Australia.

Anthony Dam
Location of the Anthony Dam in Tasmania
Country	Australia
Location	Western Tasmania
Coordinates	41°51′36″S 145°37′12″E
Purpose	Power
Status	Operational
Opening date	1993 (1993)
Owner(s)	Hydro Tasmania
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment dam
Impounds	Anthony River
Height	40 metres (130 ft)
Length	124 metres (407 ft)
Dam volume	110 thousand cubic metres (3.9×10^6 cu ft)
Spillways	1
Spillway type	Uncontrolled
Spillway capacity	227 cubic metres per second (8,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Creates	Lake Plimsoll
Total capacity	36,180 megalitres (1,278×10^6 cu ft)
Catchment area	37 square kilometres (14 sq mi)
Surface area	38.4 hectares (95 acres)
Tribute Power Station
Coordinates	41°49′01″S 145°39′02″E
Operator(s)	Hydro Tasmania
Commission date	1994 (1994)
Type	Conventional
Hydraulic head	271 metres (889 ft)
Turbines	1 x 84 MW (113,000 hp) Fuji Francis turbine
Installed capacity	84 megawatts (113,000 hp)
Capacity factor	0.9
Annual generation	265 gigawatt-hours (950 TJ)
Website hydro.com.au/energy/our-power-stations/pieman
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Technical details

Part of the Pieman–Anthony Power Development scheme that comprises four hydroelectric power stations, the Tribute Power Station is the first station in the scheme, being the highest upstream, yet the last major hydro-electric power development in Tasmania.^[2] The power station is located underground, below the 40-metre (130 ft)-high rock-filled concrete faced Anthony Dam and the adjacent 17-metre (56 ft)-high Anthony Levee, both across the Anthony River which forms Lake Plimsoll. Water from the lake is fed to the power station via a 7-kilometre (4.3 mi) headrace tunnel.^[3]

The power station was commissioned in 1994 by the Hydro Electric Corporation (TAS) and the station has one Fuji Francis turbine, with a generating capacity of 84 megawatts (113,000 hp) of electricity. The station output, estimated to be 265 gigawatt-hours (950 TJ) annually,^[1] is fed to TasNetworks' transmission grid via a 13.8 kV/220 kV Fuji surface generator transformer to the outdoor switchyard.^[4]

Although the Tribute Power Station might have been the last major construction project of the Hydro Electric Commission of Tasmania, the 1,000 GWH Project has resulted in upgrades to component parts of existing superstructure operated by Hydro Tasmania.^[5][6][7]

See also

• Renewable energy portal
• Australia portal
• Water portal

• List of power stations in Tasmania