Aussie Coal Closure Delayed, to Lower Prices and Stabilise the Grid I know you will all be surprised as I am that $10s of billions spend on renewables has failed to produce a viable replacement for a single coal plant.

Origin to keep Eraring running until 2029 Eraring Power Station, Australia’s biggest coal-fired power plant, will be kept running until 2029 to support energy supply in NSW.

Australia’s biggest coal-fired power plant will be kept operational until 2029 to support the electricity grid. #renewables #energytransition #coal #eraring #fossilfuels

Origin to keep Australia's biggest coal generator open for another two years as buyers' strike seals the deal Origin confirms Eraring to be kept online until 2029 - nearly four years after its "early" closure date. The company has still not built any replacement wind and solar.

#Origin confirms #Eraring to be kept online until 2029 – nearly four years after its “early” closure date. The company has still not built any replacement #wind and #solar.

Australia’s biggest battery begins commercial operations Australia's biggest approved battery—Origin's Eraring Battery Stage 1 in New South Wales—has commenced commercial operations.

Australia’s biggest battery—Origin Energy’s Eraring Battery Stage 1 in New South Wales—has commenced commercial operations. #BESS #eraring #bigbattery #originenergy #batterystorage #renewables

If only there were renewables to replace Eraring. Good thing those dedicated conservations are so damn concerned about birds and biodiversity in @australia.theguardian.com + Barnaby Joyce's wife Vikki Campion for the far right.
#AusPol #Eraring

#AusPol #AusPol2025 #Eraring

How outages at aging coal-fired power stations drive up energy bills 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...

Throwing a quarter of a billion dollars at operational losses of a coal fired power plant with prolonged outages seems like a massive waste of money to me.
#Auspol #Auspol2025 #Eraring www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...

Wind farm happy to pay $64m to kill native flora and fauna | New England Times It has been revealed that the proposed Winterbourne Wind Farm near Walcha is prepared to pay $64m in "offsets" for the huge loss of native flora and fauna.

Potato/Beetroot #straya excuses?
The PRIME/PRISTINE farmland, the FLORA/FAUNA, the MASSIVE DESTRUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL RENEWABLES:
eg:
www.netimes.com.au/2023/01/10/w...
Glencore whom supplies coal to #Eraring has 70 allegations of human rights abuses:
www.theverge.com/2023/6/15/23...
#AusPol

Fossil Fuel Interests Are Working to Kill Solar in One Ohio County. The Hometown Newspaper Is Helping. A retired gas industry executive, a shadowy “grassroots” group and a controversial media company are spreading misinformation while turning residents against a proposed solar farm — and each other.

@propublica.org You've got a hometown paper helping with stopping #renewables?
Sounds familiar @emilybell.bsky.social:
www.netimes.com.au/2023/01/10/w...
Oh, what a surprise - guess whose electorate?
theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/repre...
#NSWPol #AusPol #barnabyjoyce #originenergy #eraring

Origin bumps Eraring Battery up to massive 700MW/2.8GWh Origin Energy has approved the third stage of its Eraring Battery, making it the largest battery in the Southern Hemisphere.

Origin has approved a third stage for its Eraring Battery which, at a combined storage capacity of 700MW/2,800MWh, will become the biggest battery in the Southern Hemisphere. #eraring #renewables #energytransition #batterystorage

Angus Taylor and Morrison were not advised if the NSW plans to close #Eraring power station

Tim Buckley, a leading energy analyst: “Angus Taylor is irrelevant. Neither the state minister nor the CEO of Origin bothered to talk to...

'That will raise the same issues as the #Eraring closure has – grid stability, affordability and the impact on jobs and local communities'