FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Eraring fac - The Untold Story

Coal exit delay risks spooking clean energy investment

The ageing Eraring coal-fired power station will close in 2029, a two-year delay that could undermine investment in solar, wind, storage and transmission.

AAP · Jan 19

Inside Eraring, the giant coal-fired power station that escaped a 2025 death sentence

Shifts in the NSW plant’s control room look a lot different now to what they did 20 years ago – largely because of the progress of renewables

The Guardian - AU · Sep 11, 2024

'Fanciful' to tie power bill cap to coal-plant deal

The idea that a deal to keep open Australia's largest coal power station until 2027 could include a power price guarantee to help consumers has been dismissed.

AAP · Aug 29, 2024

Largest coal plant lifeline slammed as climate failure

A decision to extend the life of a major NSW coal-fired power plant will ensure the lights stay on in the state - at a taxpayer cost of up to $450 million.

AAP · May 22, 2024

Extending life of Australia’s biggest coal-fired power station is ‘deeply disappointing’, green groups say

NSW Labor agreement with Origin to keep Eraring plant open for two more years to 2027 leaves environmental groups ‘deeply disappointed’

The Guardian - AU · May 22, 2024

NSW to announce life extension of Eraring, Australia’s largest coal-fired power station

Exclusive: Decision to keep the ageing plant operating for up to four more years could cost taxpayers as much as $150m a year

The Guardian - AU · Apr 30, 2024

Mercury pollution at Eraring power plant rose 130% in 12 months

Environment groups say increased pollution levels means it would be ‘absurd and harmful’ to extend life of Eraring, which is due to close in August 2025

The Guardian - AU · Apr 3, 2024

NSW may be forced to pay $150m a year to extend life of coal-fired plant, energy expert predicts

‘If ever there was a perfect case-study of the negative impacts on taxpayers of privatisation of strategic public assets, Eraring is it,’ Tim Buckley says

The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2024

NSW can avoid electricity shortages without paying hundreds of millions to keep Eraring open, expert says

New renewable energy and battery projects will provide enough capacity when Australia’s largest coal-fired power station closes, report finds

The Guardian - AU · Jan 18, 2024

Origin Energy eyes keeping Eraring running beyond 2025

Origin Energy says talks continue with the NSW government on delaying the closure of Australia's largest coal plant Eraring to support a reliable power supply.

AAP · Oct 17, 2023