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Early closure of Australia’s largest coal-fired plant could create electricity shortages without grid upgrades

NSW, Victoria and Queensland may face a reduction in reliability if new generation projects don’t progress on schedule, Aemo says

The Guardian - AU

Australia's eastern states face blackout risk from 2025

Australia's most populous states will face blackout risks from 2025 if new power capacity is not built in time to replace the country's biggest coal-fired plant, due to be shut that year, the energy market operator said on Thursday.

Reuters

South-east Australia risks temporary gas shortages by 2023 winter, energy review warns

Reduced production in Bass Strait and pipeline capacity limits could lead to shortfall during extreme weather, energy market operator says

The Guardian - AU

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Why the Australian government should welcome Mike Cannon-Brookes' plan to takeover AGL

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has flatly opposed the bid led by tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes to buy Australia’s biggest energy company AGL and spend A$20 billion switching it to renewables. This includes closing its coal power stations by 2030. As Morrison stated this week:

The Conversation

Origin Energy to shut Australia's largest coal-fired power plant, Eraring Power Station, by 2025

Origin Energy plans to shut Australia's largest coal-fired power plant seven years early, in 2025, with plans to replace it with a big battery on the same site.

ABC News

What is renewable energy curtailment and how does it affect rooftop solar?

Did you know your rooftop solar panels may be automatically switching off in the middle of the day? Here's what causes "curtailment" and how it can be avoided.

ABC News

Why the shutdown of AGL’s coal-fired plants will probably happen even sooner than power giant says

The two plants selected for early shutdown currently produce about 7% of Australia’s total carbon emissions

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AEMO calls for funding hike as renewable energy levels send management costs soaring

Costs incurred by the body that keeps the lights on across Australia are skyrocketing as surging levels of renewable energy increasingly challenge the security of the grid.

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