| Eraring Power Station | |
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 Eraring Power Station | |
 Location of Eraring Power Station in New South Wales | |
| Country |
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| Location | near Dora Creek, Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°03′44″S 151°31′13″E / 33.06222°S 151.52028°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1984 |
| Decommission date |
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| Owner | Origin Energy |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Bituminous coal |
| Turbine technology | Steam turbine - Subcritical |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 × 720 megawatts (970,000 hp) 1 x 42 megawatts (56,000 hp) |
| Make and model | Tokyo Shibaura Electric (Japan) |
| Nameplate capacity | 2,922 MW |
| Capacity factor | 57% (average 1999-2023) |
| Annual net output | 16,012 GW·h (average 2017-2021) |
| External links | |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Eraring Power Station is a coal-fired power station consisting of four 720 MW Toshiba steam-driven turbo-alternators for a combined capacity of 2,880 MW. The station is located near the township of Dora Creek, on the western shore of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia and is owned and operated by Origin Energy. It is Australia's largest power station.[1] The plant has two smokestacks rising 200 m (656 ft) in height.[2] It was scheduled for closure by mid-2025, after a failed attempt to sell the loss making power station back to the state government.[3][4] The New South Wales Government in May 2024 extended the operational life of Eraring to August 2027.[5][6][7]
- ^ "Eraring Power Station". Origin Energy. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Chimneys of Eraring Power Station". Emporis. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Hutchinson, Samantha (15 July 2023). "NSW government knocked back Origin offer to sell Eraring power plant". Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
The NSW government considered a pitch to buy the loss-making Eraring Power Station in secret talks with Origin Energy last year. But the deal fell apart amid government concerns that underwriting a plan to keep the coal-fired power station open longer could "crowd out" other investments in energy.
- ^ Whitson, Rhiana; Janda, Michael (17 February 2022). "Origin Energy to shut Australia's largest coal-fired power plant, Eraring Power Station, by 2025". ABC News. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ Tregenza, Holly; Roe, Isobel; Murphy, Bridget (23 May 2024). "Australia's largest coal-fired power plant Eraring in Lake Macquarie to stay open for two extra years". ABC News. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Agreement between the state of NSW and Origin on its plans for Eraring power station". NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (Press release). 23 May 2024. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Origin and NSW Government agree to delay closure of Eraring Power Station". Origin Energy (Press release). 23 May 2024. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024.