List of power stations in New South Wales
This is a list of active power stations in New South Wales, Australia. Candidates for this list must already be commissioned and capable of generating 1 MW or more of electricity.
Solar
Coal fired
These fossil fuel power stations burn bituminous coal to power steam turbines that generate some or all of the electricity they produce.| Power station | Max. Capacity | CO2 Emissions | Emission intensity | Turbines | Operator | Mine type | Conveyance | Cooling Water | Scheduled closure |
| Bayswater | 2,640 | 13,725,965 | 0.88 | 4 | AGL Energy | open cut | conveyors, rail | fresh | 2035 |
| Eraring | 2,880 | 14,914,916 | 0.87 | 4 | Origin Energy | underground | rail, truck | salt | 2034 |
| Liddell | 2,000 | 7,840,239 | 0.92 | 4 | AGL Energy | open cut | conveyors, rail | fresh | 2022 |
| Mount Piper | 1,400 | 6,841,302 | 0.87 | 2 | EnergyAustralia | underground | road, conveyor | fresh | 2043 |
| Vales Point B | 1,320 | 7,015,626 | 0.86 | 2 | Delta Electricity | underground | conveyors | salt | 2028 |
- In 2007 Delta Electricity re-rated the two units at Mt Piper at 700 MW capacity.
Gas turbine
| Power station | Operator | Max. Capacity | Emission intensity | Turbines | Fuel type | Combined cycle |
| Colongra | Snowy Hydro | 667 | 0.56 | 4 | natural gas | no |
| Liddell | AGL Energy | 50 | 0.92 | 2 | fuel oil | no |
| Tallawarra | EnergyAustralia | 435 | 0.37 | 2 | natural gas | yes |
| Smithfield | Visy Industries | 171 | 0.49 | 4 | natural gas | no |
| Uranquinty | Origin Energy | 641 | 0.60 | 4 | natural gas | no |
Gas reciprocating engines
These power stations use gas combustion in reciprocating engines to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.| Power station | Max. Capacity | Emission intensity | Engines | Fuel type |
| Appin Mine | 55.6 | 0.73 | 54 | coalbed methane+natural gas |
| Belrose | 4 | 0.08 | 1 | landfill gas |
| Camellia | 3.9 | 3 | biogas | |
| Jacks Gully | 2.3 | 0.06 | 1 | landfill gas |
| Lucas Heights I | 5.4 | 0.06 | 5 | landfill gas |
| Lucas Heights II | 17.3 | 0.06 | 15 | landfill gas |
| Sydney Water, Malabar | 3 | 3 | sewage gas | |
| Shoalhaven Landfill Gas Project | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | landfill gas |
| Tahmoor | 7 | 0.57 | 7 | coalbed methane |
| Teralba | 8 | 8 | coalbed methane | |
| Tower Mine | 41.2 | 40 | coalbed methane+natural gas | |
| Wilga | 11 | 0.59 | 11 | natural gas |
| Woodlawn | 4 | 4 | landfill gas | |
| Kincumber Landfill Gas Abatement | 1 | 0.07 | 1 | landfill gas |
| Woy Woy Landfill Gas Abatement | 1 | 0.06 | 1 | landfill gas |
Hydroelectric
These hydroelectric power stations use the flow of water to generate electricity.| Power station | Max. Capacity | Turbines | Pumped storage |
| Bendeela | 80 | 2 | yes |
| Blowering | 80 | 1 | no |
| Brown Mountain | 4.95 | 2 | no |
| Burrendong | 14.5 | 1 | no |
| Burrinjuck | 27 | 3 | no |
| Copeton | 24 | 1 | no |
| Glenbawn | 5.8 | 1 | no |
| Guthega | 60 | 2 | no |
| Hume | 58 | 2 | no |
| Kangaroo Valley | 160 | 2 | yes |
| Keepit | 7.2 | 1 | no |
| Kembla Grange | 6.8 | 2 | no |
| Murray 1 | 950 | 10 | no |
| Murray 2 | 550 | 4 | no |
| Nymboida | 5 | 7 | no |
| Oaky River | 12 | 5 | no |
| Pindari | 5.6 | 2 | no |
| The Drop, Mulwala Canal | 2.5 | 1 | no |
| Tumut 1 | 330 | 4 | no |
| Tumut 2 | 287 | 4 | no |
| Tumut 3 | 1500 | 6 | yes |
| Warragamba | 50 | 1 | no |
| Williams River Dam | 7 | 1 | no |
| Wyangala | 22.5 | 2 | no |
Wind farms
Biomass combustion
These power stations burn biomass to generate some or all of the electricity they produce.| Power station | Max. Capacity | Turbines | Fuel Type | Conveyance |
| Broadwater Sugar Mill | 10 | 1 | bagasse | on-site |
| Broadwater Biomass Co-Gen | 30 | 1 | bagasse/wood waste | on-site & truck |
| Condong Sugar Mill | 3 | 1 | bagasse | on-site |
| Condong Biomass Co-Gen | 30 | 1 | bagasse/wood waste | on-site & truck |
| Harwood Sugar Mill | 4.5 | 3 | bagasse | on-site |
| Visy Paper, Tumut | 21 | 1 | black liquor | on-site |
Cogeneration
These power stations capture waste heat to generate some or all of the electricity they produce via cogeneration.| Power station | Max. Capacity |
| Amcor, Bomaderry | 6 |
| BlueScope, Port Kembla | 62 |
| Macquarie University | 1.5 |
| Stadium Australia | 1 |
| University of Western Sydney | 1 |
| Visy Paper, Smithfield | 6 |
Decommissioned coal-fired stations
| Power station | Max. Capacity | Turbines | Coal Type | Mine type | Conveyance | Cooling Water |
| Munmorah | 1,400 | 4 | bituminous | underground | conveyors | salt |
| Redbank | 150 | 1 | bituminous | open cut | conveyors | fresh |
| Wallerawang | 1,240 | 2 | bituminous | underground | road, conveyor | fresh |
| Wangi Power Station | 330 | 6 | bituminous | underground | conveyor | fresh |