NSW Government

Transmission

“High velocity” renewables shift urgently needs bigger and stronger grid, says Transgrid
Look ma, no coal. Transgrid says the race is on to prepare the NSW grid to operate it at times at 100% instantaneous renewables.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 29, 2023

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Storage

Another giant battery proposed for Upper Hunter, 11km up road from Liddell
The first project for Maizewood is a 400MW/800MWh big battery in Aberdeen, just up the road from the shuttered Liddell coal fired generator and planned battery.
Rachel Williamson

Aug 28, 2023

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Coal

NSW to take more time to consider closure date of Australia’s biggest coal generator
NSW to take more time to consider its options on the closure of Australia’s biggest coal generator, as AEMO prepares to release its supply forecasts.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 28, 2023

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Coal

There are smarter and cheaper alternatives to keeping Australia’s biggest coal plant open
We are talking about a delay in the closure of Eraring as if it is our only option for secure and reliable power in NSW. It is not. For two reasons.
Stephanie Bashir

Aug 25, 2023

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Coal

Labor’s taxpayer-funded Coalkeeper 2.0 is an avoidable disaster for the climate
NSW Labor are laying the groundwork to make the worst decision possible on Eraring. How did it get so bad, so quickly?
Ketan Joshi

Aug 25, 2023

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Policy & Planning

Greens push for 2035 net zero target in NSW as Labor sweats over Eraring closure
NSW Greens call for climate act that sets a net zero target for 2035, as the Labor government ponders extending the life of the country’s biggest coal fired generator.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 24, 2023

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Governments

World’s largest floating wind farm has opened – but it’s powering oil and gas
Equinor officially opens the largest floating wind farm in the world, with plans to bring this technology to Australia – hopefully not to power oil and gas rigs.
Jacinta Bowler

Aug 24, 2023

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Coal

“Massive retrograde step:” Renewables industry says “no case” to extend Eraring
Clean energy industry leaders call on NSW government to rule out a taxpayer funded extension to the operating life of Australia’s largest coal plant.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 23, 2023

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Governments

Eraring and Loy Yang A coal closure wrangles show need for hard renewable targets
Australia is not likely to solve its coal closure issues until it gets serious about hard targets. But the extension of Eraring is not a fait accompli.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 22, 2023

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Policy & Planning

Race to renewables: WA delays closure of coal unit, will NSW follow suit at Eraring?
Western Australia is now at the pointy end of the transition to green energy and green industries. But will its decision to delay a coal plant closure until after the next election be mimicked by NSW?
Giles Parkinson

Aug 18, 2023

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