The Queensland government has considered a pumped hydroelectricity plant at the Borumba Dam near Gympie to generate renewable energy for the Sunshine Coast.
SEQ water completed a pre-feasibility study for the state government which identified Borumba Dam as an ideal site.
Research from UQ researcher Simon Bartlett showed such a plant would be capable of powering four hundred thousand homes - helping the state government reach its goal of fifty per cent renewable energy by 2030.