Somerset Dam Power Station

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|name = Somerset Dam Power Station

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|country = Australia

|location = Somerset, Queensland

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|status = Operational

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|ps_electrical_capacity= 4.1 megawatts

|commissioned = 1954

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The Somerset Dam Power Station is a hydroelectric power station at Somerset, South East Queensland, Australia. The plant is part of the Somerset Dam and has a generating capacity of 4.1 megawatts. It is the oldest grid-connected hydroelectric station still operating in Queensland.{{cite web |url=https://portal.engineersaustralia.org.au/heritage/somerset-dam-stanley-river-1955 |title=Somerset Dam, Stanley River, 1955- |website=Engineers Australia |access-date=27 November 2023 }}

The 2010–2011 Queensland floods cause the station to be flooded, requiring a $11.6 million restoration.{{cite news |last=Caldwell |first=Felicity |date=14 October 2016 |title=Somerset hydro-electric plant to be restarted for first time since 2011 flood |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/somerset-hydroelectric-plant-to-be-restarted-for-first-time-since-2011-flood-20161014-gs2urr.html |work=Brisbane Times |access-date=12 October 2022}} It wasn't until 2019 that the plant resumed generating electricity.{{cite web |url=https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/87432 |title=Somerset Dam fires up for renewable energy |last=Lynham |first=Anthony |date=27 May 2019 |publisher=Government of Queensland |access-date=12 October 2022 }}