Clare Solar Farm Explained

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. Construction commenced in 2016^[1] and was complete by May 2018. It features 393,300 single-axis tracking panels spread over 300 hectares.^[2] The solar panels were supplied by Trina Solar.^[3]

Electricity was first exported to the grid in 2018.^[4]

The power station has a power purchase agreement with Origin Energy.^[4] Operations and maintenance contracts were awarded to Downer EDI.^[3]

See also

• List of solar farms in Queensland

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Clare . Fotowatio Renewable Ventures . 25 October 2023 .
2. Web site: New Queensland solar farm complete and ramping up generation . 17 May 2018 . . 25 October 2023 .
3. News: Vorrath . Sophie . 6 March 2017 . Trina wins contract for 100MW Clare solar farm in Queensland . RenewEconomy . 25 October 2023.
4. News: Parkinson . Giles . 15 May 2018 . Queensland’s biggest solar farm connects to the grid . RenewEconomy . 25 October 2023.