Update: Last unit shuts down at Hazelwood
Yesterday, we recommend visiting is.hazelwood.online to witness the powering down of one of the world’s dirtiest power plants – certainly Australia’s most polluting generator – the Engie-owned Hazelwood power station in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley.
Today, it’s worth another look as the output of the ageing coal plant shrinks to just 8 per cent of its former 1600MW capacity (at the time of initial publication) and then finally switching off.
As we noted yesterday, the mesmerising live infographic was put together by Embark Australia’s Simon Holmes à Court and web designer Steven Tan, using NEM data from the Australian Energy Market Operator, as well as data on Hazelwood’s carbon emissions, and reported 2013 figures (2014 was the year of the fire at the adjoining mine) on emissions of other pollutants (hydrochloric acid, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, lead, sulfuric acid, arsenic and the list goes on).
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