MEDIA RELEASE
26 May 2026
Today's demolition of the chimney stacks at the decommissioned Liddell power station, alongside the release of the final default price determination by the Australian Energy Regulator (AER), shows the shift to clean energy is working.
NSW’s peak environment group, the Nature Conservation Council NSW, says businesses and households are winning, and now is the time to keep pushing the government to prioritise cheaper power.
Quotes attributed to Nature Conservation Council NSW CEO Jacqui Mumford:
"Regional NSW businesses are the biggest winners, with the default price set to fall up to 20% from July 1.”
"Households will also see price drops of 3.4% to 7.7% across NSW, thanks to clean energy and batteries pushing in cheaper power."
"These power price falls are even more remarkable given we're in a global energy crisis."
"Today's demolition of the smokestacks at Liddell power station shows we can achieve a transition to reliable, cleaner, and cheaper energy, in fact it's already well underway.”
"With three more NSW coal power stations set to retire in the next decade, there's no time to waste getting solar, wind, and batteries built to keep pushing cheaper power into our homes and businesses."
The AER price determination released today is available here: https://www.aer.gov.au/industry/registers/resources/reviews/default-market-offer-2026-27
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