Abstract The Electrical Infrastructure database presents the spatial locations of Major Power Stations, Electricity Transmission Substations and Electricity Transmission Lines; in point and line format respectively, for known major power stations, transmission substations and transmission lines within Australia.This dataset describes Major Power Stations; structures in which high voltage electricity supply is converted, controlled or transformed. Currency Date modified: 17 January 2025 Modification frequency: As needed Data extent Spatial extent North: -9.00° South: -44.00° East: 154.00° West: 112.00° Source information In addition to Esri World Imagery, the latest information sources used to identify and attribute the electricity transmission lines were publicly available publications from utility companies, engineering firms and government agencies. Catalog entry: National Electricity Infrastructure Lineage statement The release information for previous and current versions of this dataset is included below: Data download: Mar 2015: Public release of GA’s Electricity Infrastructure Database (separated into 3 parts: Major Power stations, Electricity Transmission line and Electricity Transmission Substations) – Version 1 Mar 2017: Public release of GA’s Electricity Infrastructure Database (separated into 3 parts: Major Power stations, Electricity Transmission line and Electricity Transmission Substations) – Version 2 Feb 2021: Public release of GA’s Electricity Infrastructure Database (separated into 3 parts: Major Power stations, Electricity Transmission line and Electricity Transmission Substations) – Version 3 Nov 2024: Public release of GA’s National Electricity Infrastructure Database – Version 4 Web Service: Feb 2016: Public release as a subset of GA’s Electricity Infrastructure separated into 3 parts: Major Power stations, Electricity Transmission line and Electricity Transmission Substations) web service – Version 1 July 2017: Public release as a subset of GA’s Electricity Infrastructure separated into 3 parts: Major Power stations, Electricity Transmission line and Electricity Transmission Substations) web service – Version 2 Feb 2021: Public release as a subset of GA’s Electricity Infrastructure separated into 3 parts: Major Power stations, Electricity Transmission line and Electricity Transmission Substations) web service – Version 3 Jan 2025: Public release as GA’s National Electricity Infrastructure web service – Version 4 Data dictionary All layers Attribute name Description OBJECTID* Automatically generated system ID SHAPE* Geometry type (Point) FEATURETYPE A singled feature type “Power Station” is the collective name of the different facility subtypes identified in the CLASS field DESCRIPTION Brief description of the feature type CLASS The feature type subtypes:RenewableNon Renewable GA_GUID A global unique id NAME The name of each individual facility OPERATIONALSTATUS A description of the feature’s status:Operational (functioning as a power station)Non-Operational (no longer operational as a power station)Decommissioned (no longer active as a power station)Proposed (plans for the construction of a power station in the future) OWNER Owner of the facility GENERATIONTYPE Types of power generating technology:Cogeneration     Spark Ignition Reciprocation     Steam SubcriticalCombined CycleCombined Cycle Gas TurbineCompression Reciprocating EngineGas TurbineHydroelectric     Gravity     Pumped Storage     Run of RiverOpen Cycle     Gas TurbineReciprocating EngineSolar PhotovoltaicSolar ThermalSpark Ignition Reciprocating EngineSteam SubcriticalSteam Super CriticalSteam TurbineWind Turbine PRIMARYFUELTYPE Primary fuel types:BiogasBiomassCoalCoal Seam MethaneCompressed Natural GasDieselDistillateFuel OilGasNatural GasSolarWaterWindCombined Cycle PRIMARYSUBFUELTYPE Primary sub fuel types:Agricultural Crops and WasteBagasseBlack CoalBlack LiquorBrown CoalCoal Seam GasCoal Tailings – BDT FuelConcentrated PhotovoltaicDistillateFood WasteGasKeroseneLandfill MethaneLight Fuel Oil DieselLiquefied Natural GasMunicipal and Industrial Solid WasteOilPhotovoltaicSewage MethaneThermalWaste Coal Mine GasWind/SolarWood Waste GENERATIONMW Generation capacity of facility in megawatts GENERATORNUMBER Number of generators LOCALITY The Location, such as suburb or town, where this feature is located STATE The state where this feature is located SPATIALCONFIDENCE Confidence rating of the accuracy of the feature’s spatial location (5 high – 1 low) REVISED The date the feature was last revised COMMENT A free text field for adding general comments about this feature to external users X_COORDINATE Degree of longitude Y_COORDINATE Degree of latitude Contact Geoscience Australia, clientservices@ga.gov.au