NSW can avoid electricity shortages without paying hundreds of millions to keep Eraring open, expert says
by Peter Hannam from Environment | The Guardian on (#6HYNT)
New renewable energy and battery projects will provide enough capacity when Australia's largest coal-fired power station closes, report finds
New South Wales can avoid electricity shortages without paying hundreds of millions of dollars to keep Australia's biggest coal-fired power plant open after a spurt of renewable energy and battery approvals and weak demand growth, a new report argues.
Analysis of the 2024-30 power sector by the Clean Energy Finance director Tim Buckley found NSW will have enough capacity to cover the exit of the 2,880-megawatt Eraring station now set for closure by owner Origin Energy in August 2025.
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