Power Power

The electricity supply to the region is provided by Powerlink Queensland's 132kV network and 132/22kV substations, and by Ergon Energy's 22kV network supplied from those substations. The electric power flows from generation stations all over Queensland, through Powerlink's transmission grid, into Ergon Energy's and Energex's distributions grids, to supply customers.

Both Powerlink and Ergon Energy plan to develop their networks to ensure there is adequate present and future capacity for any new customer loads.

Customers per Sub Station Energy ConsumedPeak Demand
Cardwell138929.3GWH5.2MW
 El Arish 2071 25.7GWh 4.5MW
 Innisfail 9131 146.0GWh 29.9MW
 Tully 4503 78.4GWh 17.6MW

 

 Source: Ergon Energy, January 2011