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Luke Costin

'Fanciful' to tie power bill cap to coal-plant deal

Keeping the Eraring Power Station open was needed for supply reliability but it drew protests. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Attempting to tie an electricity price-cap guarantee to a deal extending the life of the nation's largest coal-fired power station was "fanciful", a senior NSW minister has said.

Wholesale power spot prices in NSW rocketed above $5000 per megawatt hour 19 times in May and June amid unscheduled disruptions, feeding into fears of increased unreliability in future years.

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