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'Expensive, improbable': The case against extending coal-fired power

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Australia's coal-fired power stations are unreliable and driving up electricity prices, according to a new report out today, on the eve of a federal election campaign in which the viability of keeping coal plants going longer will be a key focus.

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'Expensive, improbable': The case against extending coal-fired power

Australia's coal-fired power stations are unreliable and driving up electricity prices, according to a new report out today, on the eve of a federal election campaign in which the viability of keeping coal plants going longer will be a key focus.

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New analysis says pushing Eraring past 2027 is a ‘lose lose’

Australia’s largest power station, Eraring, experienced approximately 6,000 hours of outages across its four units in 2024, according to new analysis from Nexa Advisory—the equivalent to each unit on average being down for two months. At 2,880MW, Eraring is Australia’s largest coal-fired power station. After Origin Energy announced it would bring forward its closure date from 2032 to 2025, the company subsequently negotiated a deal with the New …

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