POWER of TWO Traditional Cache
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Cache is about 5m from parking spot and is a water proof plastic cylinder about 10cm long x 6cm dia. There is only room for a Log Book, Caching Note, and small Trackables. Please ensure cache is replaced nice and deep in original hide and is protected from muggles and strong winds by a covering of litter. BRING YOUR PEN.
Please log DNFs. This will assist owner maintenance. Some times the cache is not returned to it's hide co-ordinates or goes missing. The map shows Cache location.
Turn off New England Highway onto Hebden Road five kilometres north
of Power Stations. Hebden Road winds its way back to the Highway at
Ravensworth. Cache is an easy find so plenty of time for photos.
Morning to early afternoon for best light.
Across the lake from the cache is Liddell Power Station which was
commissioned in 1972 and for many years was the backbone of the NSW
electricity system. Liddell was the first major power station to be
located inland away from abundant salt water supplies traditionally
used for cooling purposes. As a result Lake Liddell was constructed
for cooling and water storage.
The Lake also has a Caravan Park and boat ramp and serves as a
water recreation source and unique habitat for a variety of water
birds and other wildlife. If you are lucky you may see a pair of
Wedge Tail Eagles soaring high between the lake and the
mountains.
Each year Liddell Power Station produces around 10,000 GWhs of
electricity, or enough power for over 1 million average Australian
family homes. Over recent years Liddell Power Station has benefited
from substantial technology upgrades, with significant
environmental and operational gains. This process continues and
will ensure optimal operation well into the future.
Further back across the New England Highway is Bayswater Power
Station. That station was commissioned in 1985, and shares the
title of being Australia's largest power station.
Bayswater's design reflects the progress and improvements in power
generation technology to maximise efficiency and minimise
environmental impacts. The most distinctive feature of Bayswater
Power Station is the four evaporative cooling towers.
Over recent years Bayswater Power Station has produced
approximately 17,000 GWhs of electricity a year. This is enough
power for 2 million average Australian homes and families.
With a commitment to the improvement of operation and technology
upgrades, Bayswater will continue to be a centre piece of the NSW
electricity system.
In 1999 Macquarie Generation launched Australia’s first
biomass co-firing program. This permits co-firing biomass and
recycled oil with coal at a maximum blend rate of 5%, and produces
renewable electricity for over 5,000 homes.
In partnership with Solar Heat and Power, Macquarie Generation is
building Australia’s largest solar project, at Liddell Power
Station. This will be the first time anywhere in the world that
solar technology is integrated with a coal-fired power station. The
original pilot mirror array is being expanded to cover an area of
20,000 square metres or approximately 4 football fields, with over
800 mirror panels, each 12metres by 2metres. The project will
produce enough renewable energy for over 500 homes.
A 0.85 MW capacity hydroelectric generator is also in service. The
turbine is driven by water fed to Liddell and Bayswater Power
Stations via a canal from the Corporations Plashett Reservoir. The
generator extracts energy from the movement of the water to the
power stations.
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