Northbound on the New England Highway to Muswellbrook, the Bayswater coal-fired power station hums. The facility was built in the mid-1980s and provides about 20% of New South Wales’ electricity demand. It’s scheduled to close in the early 2030s.
A few kilometres away lies the silent Liddell power station, which once provided about 10% of the state’s energy. It was decommissioned in 2023 and plans to demolish the site were approved in February.
