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Poppy Johnston and Luke Costin

Coal exit delay risks spooking clean energy investment

The life of a coal-fired power station in NSW has been extended again, drawing widespread criticism. (Nikki Short/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's biggest coal-fired power station has been thrown its second lifeline in a move critics warn risks power bill pain, extra climate pollution and less money flowing into clean energy.

The Eraring plant on the shores of Lake Macquarie, north of Sydney, will stay open for another two years until 2029, owner and operator Origin Energy has announced.

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