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What this week's closure of Liddell power plant means for energy prices and blackouts in NSW

The energy grid has had time to prepare for Friday's closure of power plant Liddell in the Upper Hunter, and some experts say there's still plenty of capacity for coal generation across the state combined with other energy sources.

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Renewable energy infrastructure costs 'could blow out 40%'

Energy infrastructure supply chain shortages are putting pressure on the cost of building new transmission projects.

Newcastle Herald

AEMO ditches community meeting to discuss VNI-West transmission project with farmers

The Australian Energy Market Operator has refused to attend an energy infrastructure consultation meeting in western Victoria after hundreds of people arrived to voice their opposition.

ABC News

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Liddell closure won't affect NSW energy supply: Labor

Shutting the ageing Liddell coal-fired power plant won't affect the state's energy supply, but challenges remain according to the NSW government.

AAP

Western Victorian major transmission projects 'monumental mistake', warn energy experts

Energy experts call on state and federal governments and AEMO to scrap major projects planned for Victoria, warning they will lead to higher bills and greater blackout and bushfire risks.

ABC News

Western Renewables Link protest turns ugly as farmers accuse representatives of 'running into bushes'

A protest against a major energy transmission project planned for Central Victoria turned ugly when nearly 100 farmers rallied with tractors against the controversial Western Renewables Link (WRL).

ABC News

Australia is facing gas shortages. We shouldn’t be here, but there is a way out

Curtailing the inefficient use of gas to heat our homes will help bridge the supply issue expected in 2027

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Winter gas shortfalls looming without fresh supply

The energy market operator has warned of risks to winter gas supply in some states if more production doesn't became available for domestic users.

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AEMO warns of gas shortfalls during extreme weather this winter and long-term supply gap from 2027

The energy market regulator warns of gas shortages during extreme weather this winter due to declining gas production in the south and uncertainty over whether exporters would redirect gas supply if needed.

ABC News

Risk to winter supply as gas crisis enters second year

The energy market operator has warned of risks to gas supply this winter but is armed with new powers over producers as the energy crisis enters a second year.

AAP

Gas shortages possible during bouts of extreme weather over next four years, Aemo warns

Customers could face supply gaps if cold weather coincides with low levels of renewable energy generation

The Guardian - AU

Coal-fired Liddell Power Station shouldn't be demolished, Nationals senator Matt Canavan says

Pro-coal Nationals senator Matt Canavan is calling on the federal government to hold the Hunter Valley's Liddell Power Station in "care and maintenance", rather than approving its demolition.

ABC News

Monday's hot westerlies set power record for March as temperatures soar

Heat sets electricity consumption record

Newcastle Herald

NSW government looks to secure power but says Eraring closure a matter for Origin Energy

Eraring closure date in eye of NSW election storm

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As Liddell prepares to power down, how significant has the coal-fired plant been in keeping the lights on?

The "Grand Old Lady", as it is fondly referred to by some workers, holds an impressive life span of nearly 52 years.

The Guardian - AU

Woodside claims its emissions are falling – but only by using the ‘last resort’ of offsets

A detailed reading of the company’s climate change report reveals a different picture from that of its headline claims

Newcastle Herald

Opportunities and sacrifices as the big shift to renewables begins in earnest

Crossed currents as the grid is rebuilt

Newcastle Herald

With warnings of looming power shortages, Hunter wind farm will be key

Hunter wind farm key to future power

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Australia's energy market operator is worried about the grid's reliability. But should it be?

The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) this week released an update to its annual assessment of reliability, the so-called Electricity Statement of Opportunities. This has been reported as the market operator forecasting “power shortages”, or the network being “at risk of supply shortages”.

AAP

NSW Labor unity about more than 'winning the election'

NSW Labor Leader Chris Minns says unifying his party in the lead up to the state election is about more than just securing a sweet political victory.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter businesses face energy crunch

The Hunter's peak industry body has supported the Australian Energy Market Operator's call for urgent investment in generation, long-duration storage and transmission to achieve energy certainty.

ABC News

AEMO warns of NSW power gaps within three years, calls for 'urgent' investment in grid

The state is set to bear the brunt of reliability gaps in Australia's biggest power system as mass coal-fired power exits hit.

The Guardian - AU

Australia at risk of electricity supply shortages as renewable projects lag behind coal plant closures

Successive La Niñas have eased demand but, with many renewable and storage projects now delayed, the energy market operator has revised its projections

The Guardian - AU

Snowy Hydro: drilling confirmed halted on part of multibillion-dollar project after tunnel collapse

Labor says the latest setback in the pumped hydro scheme, which had already been delayed to 2027, was inherited from the previous government

ABC News

System operator predicts Bluewaters, Australia's newest coal-fired power plant will close by 2029

WA's only privately owned coal-fired power station to close "before 2030" under plans that would bring the curtain down on the fuel's use in the state's economy.

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