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The Latest Breaking News from Eraring Power Station

Eraring power station's life may be extended again, Origin chief suggests

Origin's Frank Calabria says Eraring might stay open beyond 2027.

Newcastle Herald

Confidential documents show why Eraring Power Station's life was extended

Government releases documents relating to Eraring extension.

Newcastle Herald

'Strikes the right balance': reaction to Eraring extension

Eraring Power Station needed to support clean energy transition.

Newcastle Herald

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Firefighters extinguish machinery blaze at Eraring Power Station

Firefighters used carbon dioxide to monitor temperatures before rendering the scene safe.

Newcastle Herald

Government to make call on Eraring Power Station today

The power station supplies 20 per cent of the state's energy and was meant to close in 2025.

Newcastle Herald

Government holds off making call on Eraring Power Station

Keeping Eraring open could cost up top $400 million a year.

Newcastle Herald

It will cost less to close Eraring in 2025: Report

Eraring Power station is due to close in the second half of 2025

Newcastle Herald

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Eraring power station workers say jobs are in doubt as calls grow for transition authority

With the country's oldest coal-fired power station set to close down tomorrow, calls have intensified for the federal government to set up a National Energy Transition Authority and allocate funding to it in next month's budget.

ABC News

Government weighs up intervention to keep Eraring open

Eraring Power Station presently produces up to 25 per cent of the state's energy needs.

Newcastle Herald

We can't afford to lose Eraring, state MP warns

Lake Macquarie MP Greg Piper to meet with Chris Minns and Brookfield about the future of Eraring Power Station

Newcastle Herald

Council to have a seat at the table on Eraring Power Station closure talks

Eraring Power Station owner and operator Origin Energy plans to reactivate its community forum, and Lake Macquarie City Council will have a seat at the table.

Newcastle Herald

Transition crunch:Origin chief hints Eraring may not close in 2025

The head of Origin Energy has given the strongest indication yet that Eraring Power Station may not close in 2025.

Newcastle Herald

Preserving Eraring Power Station's legacy

Ken Thornton is a self-confessed power station tragic. For half a century he has done everything from operating them to writing their histories.

Newcastle Herald

New Bayswater-Eraring connection

A new high voltage connection will be built between Bayswater and Eraring power stations as part of a plan to reinforce the state's evolving clean energy grid.

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Waratah Big Battery gets state significant status

The Waratah Super Battery, which will partially offset the closure of Eraring Power Station, has been declared as Critical State Significant Infrastructure.

Newcastle Herald

Coal snap: Eraring power station running out of coal, ASX told

Eraring Power Station is running out of coal, threatening to deepen Australia's worsening energy crisis.

Newcastle Herald

Eraring is running out of coal, owner warns stock exchange

Origin Energy has advised the Australian Stock Exchange that Eraring Power Station is running out of coal.

ABC News

Switching off: Inside Eraring power station as staff come to terms with its closure

Shock, denial, stress, anger. Workers are struggling to comprehend the early closure of Australia’s largest coal-fired power station and the plan for what comes next.

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Uncertainty for Eraring power station workers after Origin Energy announces early closure

The head of Origin Energy says he cannot guarantee all workers will be redeployed, after the plant's closure is brought forward by seven years to 2025.

AAP

Origin accused of 'folly' amid coal exit

Origin Energy will shutter Australia's largest coal-fired power plant much earlier than expected, annoying the federal government and environmentalists.

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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.

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