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'Major milestone': Eraring battery construction gets underway

Stage one of the Eraring Battery will involve the construction of a 460 megawatt battery storage system with a dispatch duration of two hours.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 20, 2023

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%.

The Conversation · Apr 12, 2023

Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney on how to keep the lights on

Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of England and green energy financier, says Australia will reach its emissions targets without interruption to energy supply.

ABC News · Apr 10, 2023

Will price caps on coal and gas bring power prices down? An expert isn't so sure

In a bid to arrest escalating power prices, Australia’s federal, state and territory governments have agreed to impose caps on the wholesale price of coal and gas.

The Conversation · Dec 9, 2022

Transition crunch:Origin chief hints Eraring may not close in 2025

The head of Origin Energy has given the strongest indication yet that Eraring Power Station may not close in 2025.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 24, 2022

Eraring, Kooragang hydrogen embroiled in Origin takeover bid

Origin Energy shares have soared by a third after its board said it would recommend a $9-per-share takeover offer from Brookfield Asset Management.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 10, 2022

New Bayswater-Eraring connection

A new high voltage connection will be built between Bayswater and Eraring power stations as part of a plan to reinforce the state's evolving clean energy grid.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 17, 2022

Council knocks back 'rubbish' idea to build nuclear power station at Eraring

Councillors have trashed a "rubbish" idea to urge the state and federal governments to repeal a ban on nuclear power stations and consider building one in the heart of Lake Macquarie.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 22, 2022

NSW Minerals Council chief Stephen Galilee questions Eraring's 2025 closure timeline

Galilee doubts Eraring will close in 2025

Newcastle Herald · Jul 30, 2022

Eraring power station's coal shortage is the canary in the coal bind

If there is any silver lining to Eraring's coal shortage, it is that it makes tangible the concerns of all sides of the debate.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 2, 2022