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Territory Generation
Territory Generation is a government owned corporation of the Northern Territory, Australia, established on 1 July 2014. It had previously been an operational business unit of PowerWater. Territory Generation owns and operates eight power stations in the Northern Territory.[1] Territory Generation traces its history back to the first power stations in the Northern Territory which were built in 1934 in Darwin and 1937 in Alice Springs.[2] Power stationsThe Northern Territory does not have a single interconnected electricity transmission network. Territory Generation owns and operates eight power stations on five separate networks. Three of these are regulated by the Australian Energy Regulator and are managed by PowerWater.[3] Darwin–KatherineDarwin and Katherine are on the largest regulated grid. Alice SpringsThe Alice Springs grid is the second-largest regulated grid. Tennant CreekThe smallest regulated grid services the area around Tennant Creek. Kings CanyonKings Canyon Power Station is the only commercial source of electricity in the area of Kings Canyon. It provides up to 1.1MW from a combination of solar and diesel generation.[4] YularaYulara Power Station services the town and locality of Yulara, Northern Territory. It produces 11MW from natural gas and diesel backup.[5] References
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