Nine months after announcing 2025 Eraring closure, owner Origin Energy has doubts Second thoughts on Eraring closure timeline Newcastle Herald · Nov 24, 2022
Pessimism grabs power industry as leaders cite high costs of decarbonisation and renewables transition Questions over Eraring as rival tips big power price rises Newcastle Herald · Oct 11, 2022
'Nigh on impossible': rare photo captures Eraring ray in full flight Topics: A spotted eagle ray, fantastic fungi, snail mail and savings. Newcastle Herald · May 30, 2022
750 mining jobs potentially at stake as Eraring closure approaches Deputy Premier says 750 mining jobs potentially affected by Eraring closure Newcastle Herald · May 4, 2022
Innovative industry could see new markets rise from the ashes of coal dams Coal dams have been at the centre of dust-ups between power stations, environmental groups and health advocates for decades, but a proposal to see the dams emptied could also lead to more jobs in the big smoke. Newcastle Herald · Apr 24, 2022
AEMO update warns Eraring closure will reduce NSW energy reliability without 'anticipated' projects To address the loss of Eraring's capacity, the update calls for "additional investments in renewable energy and electricity storage". Newcastle Herald · Apr 14, 2022
Government seeks to delay coal-fired power plant closures with longer notice period The Federal Government is seeking new rules to ensure energy companies provide five years' notice before closing power stations, amid concerns about reliability and affordability. ABC News · Apr 6, 2022
Will closing Australia’s biggest coal-fired power station early really cost thousands of jobs? If you follow the Institute of Public Affairs’s logic on job losses, a net zero target is bad for everyone working in renewables too The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2022
The battle for AGL heralds a new dawn for Australian electricity Two events in the past week mark a watershed for Australia’s electricity industry. The Conversation · Feb 21, 2022
NSW treasurer Matt Kean unveils clean energy jobs to combat losses from Eraring power station closure Kean says 3,700 roles in clean industries will be created as state strives for ‘manufacturing renaissance’ The Guardian - AU · Feb 19, 2022
Jobs pledge in wake of NSW coal plant call NSW Treasurer and Energy Minister Matt Kean says more than 3700 future industry jobs will be created in response to the closure of Eraring power station. AAP · Feb 19, 2022
‘A train wreck’: what happens to workers and towns when the lights go out on coal power? Eraring, the country’s largest coal-fired power station, will shut in three years, but transition plans for employees, communities – and the grid – are lacking The Guardian - AU · Feb 18, 2022
Clean energy companies plea for government ‘not to get in the way’ of renewable shift As Australia’s largest coal-fired plant announces an early closure, groups say government intervention in market ‘undermines confidence’ The Guardian - AU · Feb 18, 2022
Exit of coal-fired power station Eraring 'unlikely' to hit prices, but grid stability's a concern Energy experts have hosed down concerns the early closure of Eraring coal-fired power station near Newcastle could spark electricity price spikes and throw the security of the grid into peril. ABC News · Feb 17, 2022
The Conversation · Feb 17, 2022 Australia's largest coal plant will close 7 years early – but there's still no national plan for coal's inevitable demise In a major step forward for Australia’s clean energy transition, the country’s biggest coal-fired power station Eraring is set to close seven years early in 2025, Origin Energy announced this morning.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2022 Australia’s largest coal-fired power station, Eraring, to close in 2025, seven years early Origin Energy says the 2,880MW black-coal generator in NSW is not well-suited to rapidly changing conditions in the national electricity market
AAP · Feb 16, 2022 Origin accused of 'folly' amid coal exit Origin Energy will shutter Australia's largest coal-fired power plant much earlier than expected, annoying the federal government and environmentalists.
ABC News · Feb 16, 2022 Origin Energy to shut Australia's largest coal-fired power plant, Eraring Power Station, by 2025 Origin Energy plans to shut Australia's largest coal-fired power plant seven years early, in 2025, with plans to replace it with a big battery on the same site.
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ABC News · Jan 26, 2022 Myuna Bay Sport and Rec Centre finds new home at Morisset A new site for the Myuna Bay Sport and Rec Centre has been revealed, three years since it was controversially closed due to earthquake risk.