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AGL agrees to keep Victoria’s Loy Yang A power station available until mid-2035

Deal with Victorian government includes $50m to support ‘orderly retirement’ of coal-fired plant to provide certainty to workers, the community and industry

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Green light looms for hydrogen project

ENERGY: AGL, Fortescue likely to sign off on Liddell project in coming months

Newcastle Herald

Gas is an essential transition fuel - AGL chief

The Victorian government will ban new gas connections from 2024.

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Sharing the lessons learned on the road to net zero

AGL shares its clean energy vision for the Liddell Power Station site.

Newcastle Herald

Billionaire climate activist Mike Cannon-Brookes and wife Annie to separate

The couple pledged in 2021 to spend $1.5bn of their approximately $25bn personal fortune on projects to tackle the climate crisis

The Guardian - AU

Energy regulator sues AGL over standby power breaches

The Australian Energy Regulator says AGL was paid to be on standby from 2018 to 2020 but failed to be ready as needed.

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‘The path to net zero’: AGL doubles down on investments in wind, solar and batteries

Batteries and EVs underpin a quicker transition from high-emission coal-fired power generation under plans revealed by AGL Energy.

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AGL accelerates big batteries to drive energy change

Australia's top emitter AGL Energy expects the popularity of electric cars to accelerate and drive increased consumption of energy that must become green.

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AGL’s profits to boom as customers suffer massive price hike

AGL Energy has upgraded its profit outlook on increased generation and a reduction in forced outages but expects bill stress to rise as inflation remains high.

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AGL ups profit outlook amid 'tough period for everyone'

AGL Energy has upgraded its profit outlook on increased generation and a reduction in forced outages but expects bill stress to rise as inflation remains high.

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Class action accuses AGL Energy of manipulating electricity prices

AGL Energy has been accused of "gaming" the wholesale electricity market by using bids to inflate power prices and cause higher bills.

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AGL accused of manipulating electricity prices

A class action alleges AGL Energy intentionally increased the price of wholesale electricity, hitting consumers with higher power bills.

AAP

AGL and Origin increase electricity prices by up to 30 per cent

Australians will be slammed by massive electricity bill hikes in coming weeks as major players pass through price increases.

The New Daily

Class action launched against AGL over alleged competition and consumer law breaches

Class action proceedings are launched against AGL Energy accusing it of breaching the competition and consumer act in relation to bidding in the South Australian region of the National Energy Market.

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The Conversation

Shop around to beat electricity price spikes? It's not as easy as it should be

Australian consumers are painfully aware of the energy cost crisis. And from July 1, electricity bills are set to rise by a further 20-25% across South Australia, New South Wales, south-east Queensland and Victoria. The increases will add to cost-of-living pressures across households and small businesses.

Newcastle Herald

'There is a limit': Tomago braces for more shut down orders due to grid instablilty

Tomago warns frequent shut downs would impact on its reliability

Newcastle Herald

Water the key to green hydrogen on Liddell site

Green hydrogen proposal for Liddell Power Station site could create 1000 jobs

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Closure of coal-fired Liddell power station as grid goes green

The Liddell power station will be switched off after more than 50 years of service to NSW and the national electricity grid. Thousands of locals have

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Hunter Valley's Liddell Power Station closes marking end of era for one of Australia's oldest operating coal-fired plant

The last running turbine at the Liddell Power Station has powered down, marking the end of a 52-year legacy of generating electricity in the NSW Hunter Valley.

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What this week's closure of Liddell power plant means for energy prices and blackouts in NSW

The energy grid has had time to prepare for Friday's closure of power plant Liddell in the Upper Hunter, and some experts say there's still plenty of capacity for coal generation across the state combined with other energy sources.

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The Hunter Valley community behind the closure of Liddell Power Station

As Liddell powers down in the New South Wales Upper Hunter Valley after more than half a century, what's next for the community?

AAP

Liddell closure won't affect NSW energy supply: Labor

Shutting the ageing Liddell coal-fired power plant won't affect the state's energy supply, but challenges remain according to the NSW government.

The Guardian - AU

‘It can’t be left to the market’: the closure of Liddell power station and uncertainty of the future

In the second of two features, we look at the plan for the site that became ‘history’ before being implemented, and what lies ahead

The Guardian - AU

Turning out the lights: what is the legacy of the Liddell power station?

In the first of a two-part report, we look at the successes – and the costs – of what once was Australia’s largest power station

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Farewell Liddell: what to expect when Australia's oldest coal plant closes

After more than five decades, the last operating units of the Liddell coal-fired power station will close this month. The station’s owner, AGL, is Australia’s largest carbon polluter. Liddell’s closure will reduce the company’s emissions by 17%.

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