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Snowy confirms controversial and costly NSW gas plant will start operations fuelled by diesel
Snowy Hydro confirms that its new “fast-start, on demand” Hunter Power Plant will begin operations, not on hydrogen, not on gas, but on costly and polluting diesel fuel.
Sophie Vorrath
Aug 28, 2024
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Another dud Snowy Hydro project, squandering over $1.5bn of taxpayers’ money
Snowy Hydro’s Hunter Power Project has kept a low profile compared to Snowy 2.0 – but it has a strikingly similar list of troubles sending it over budget and off schedule.
Ted Woodley
Dec 6, 2023
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Snowy 2 Much: How can a 2.2GW water battery be worth more than $12 billion?
The Snowy Hydro “reset” comes with no details or analysis. The Australian public, as the ultimate shareholders, must be provided with a comprehensive report, not just a two page media release.
Ted Woodley
Sep 1, 2023
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Costs jump for controversial new gas plant, with no update on green hydrogen in the mix
The cost of building a government-backed new gas plant in NSW has jumped to almost $1bn, with no word on whether green hydrogen will be in the mix when it comes online.
Sophie Vorrath
Aug 31, 2023
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Snowy CEO confirms project delays as he works to “unpause” blocked tunnel borer
You say ‘bogged,’ we say ‘paused.’ You say ‘sinkhole,’ we say ‘surface depression.’ Snowy Hydro’s new CEO updates Senate Estimates on 2.0 and Kurri Kurri.
Sophie Vorrath
Feb 14, 2023
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