Coal continues to be a driving force in Australia’s painful electricity rates spike as prices on the international market continue to rise and 25 per …
25 percent of Australia’s coal electricity generation is offline
The timeline for coal exit in Australia’s power generation fleet
The timeline for coal power stations’ exit in Australia keeps shifting forward, with the largest in the country – the 2.9 Gigawatt Eraring plant closing …
What will Australia’s National Energy Market look like after coal?
The latest projections show that coal will be completely phased out of electricity generation by 2043, but what will Australia’s National Energy Market look like …
Why are coal plants closing early?
Australia’s electricity generators are bringing the closure of coal-fired power plants forward by years at a time because coal-fired energy is no longer profitable, but …
The historical role of coal in Australia and the National Energy Grid
Australia has really started to open the throttle to accelerate the transition to renewable energy as we try to reach net zero emissions to combat …
Eraring coal power station to close seven years early in 2025
Origin Energy has announced that the closure of Australia’s largest power station – the 2800 MW Eraring coal power station – will be brought forwards …
Sun will set on Australia’s last coal power plant in 2043 as AEMO radically changes the country’s outlook on renewable power
The Australian Energy Market Operator has warned that Australia’s last coal power plant will retire five years earlier than expected in 2043, calling for an …
Reduce energy price risk by hedging
The global natural gas crunch has created an energy crisis of epic proportions in the northern hemisphere, causing electricity retailers to go bust and prices …
AGL’s Bayswater future in doubt as Australia’s largest energy user announces move to renewable energy
The future of one of Australia’s largest coal-fired power stations – AGL’s Bayswater – has been called into question after its largest customer, aluminium smelter …
Energy Security Board proposes changes to Retailer Reliability Obligation to prevent abrupt exit of coal electricity generation
As Origin Energy quietly told the Australian Energy Market Operator that it would be shutting down the first units in Eraring, the country’s largest coal-fired …
