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262:First Solar
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63:Coordinates
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1204:Historical
1185:Red Energy
1145:AGL Energy
1065:AGL Energy
1027:Uranquinty
1022:Tower Mine
1014:Tallawarra
962:Appin Mine
921:Coal fired
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828:Wind farms
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515:Generation
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291:References
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162:Collectors
140:AGL Energy
72:31°33′58″S
1175:Powershop
1124:TransGrid
929:Bayswater
861:Crookwell
851:Bodangora
846:Boco Rock
818:Sunraysia
803:Nevertire
798:Limondale
703:Snowy 2.0
607:Blowering
219:Australia
166:1,350,000
113:July 2015
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911:Woodlawn
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793:Jemalong
783:Griffith
737:Wyangala
708:The Drop
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683:Murray 2
678:Murray 1
637:Glenbawn
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446:22 April
425:22 April
348:22 April
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856:Capital
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524:Biomass
379:2 April
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