It requires approximately 90MW of electricity to operate, distributing 150GL of water a year. 100 per cent of this will be produced from renewable energy. This is equivalent to a standard 4-star fridge, which would use about the same amount of energy as the desalination plant per household every day. Additional energy will be required to pump the desalinated water from Wonthaggi to Cardinia Reservoir in Melbourne.Energy
It requires approximately 90MW of electricity to operate, distributing 150GL of water a year. 100 per cent of this will be produced from renewable energy. This is equivalent to a standard 4-star fridge, which would use about the same amount of energy as the desalination plant per household every day. Additional energy will be required to pump the desalinated water from Wonthaggi to Cardinia Reservoir in Melbourne.