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Guthega Power Station - NSW

Anchor block 5 holds pipeline in place

Generator No.1 test run Jan 2021

Station building and switchyard

Original turbine runner -upside down!

Spalling on concrete anchor blocks

Third pipeline not built

Aircraft warning marker on powerline

132,000 volt transmission tower

Guthega PS July 2013

Single pipeline from valve house

Twin pipelines - one per generator

Guthega PS

Switchyard under snow

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Position

DEG: -36.349709 148.413956

DMS: 36º 20' 58.95" S 148º 24' 50.24" E

UTM: 55 H 5976335mN 626875mE

Altitude: 1335.33m

Address & Contact

Guthega NSW 2627

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Information

First in the Snowy Scheme, opened in 1955. Two 30 MW units generating as a run of the river station, giving a rated 60 MW capacity. Both units upgraded with a more efficient turbine with 1950's technology replaced after 60 plus years. Original turbine runners now at the Snowy Museums- one at Adaminaby and the other at Cooma. Unit 1 generator output now 38 MW.

PlaceID	52367

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Perisher Valley at 02/08:30am EST

Distance from Guthega Power Station 6.4km S

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
5.5°C	3.4°C	63%	-1.0°C	hPa	0.0mm	CALM	0km/hr 0knots	2km/hr 1knots

Closest Climatic Station

Perisher Valley Ski Centre

Distance from Guthega Power Station 5.96km S

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	19.2	18.5	15.7	11.7	7.9	3.9	2.4	3.4	5.8	9.7	13.9	15.9
Mean Min. °C	5.8	5.3	3.3	0.3	-1.5	-3.5	-5.0	-4.3	-2.0	0.2	2.0	3.8
Mean Rain mm	96.1	73.1	114.5	97.5	130.9	167.8	186.1	240.7	234.0	182.1	138.5	95.3