Tag: Liddell Power Station

No End to Price Shocks: Think Tank Warns Against Closing Australia’s Largest Power Station

The New South Wales (NSW) Labor government must do everything it can to stop the closure of the Eraring Power Station, with one think tank warning its shutdown could trigger major energy shortages and price hikes.  Eraring’s seemingly inevitable closure will follow that of Liddell Power Station, Australia’s second-largest power plant, which supplied power to…


AGL Retires Liddell Power Station to Build Renewable Energy Hub

Another major coal-fired power station in Australia has been shut down after 52 years of service as its owner steps up the transition to renewable energy. On April 28, AGL, Australia’s largest energy producer and retailer, officially turned off the engine of Liddell’s remaining generators, marking the end of the 1,500-megawatt power station that once…