MEDIA RELEASE
30 January 2025
Today’s Quarterly Energy Dynamics report shows the urgency of replacing NSW’s four coal fired power stations, says Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental organisation.
“Today’s energy market data shows that the coal power stations are suffering unprecedented breakdowns, and that’s driving up wholesale prices in NSW more than any other state,” said NCC CEO Jacqui Mumford.
“It’s unsurprising. Old cars break down, old power stations break down.”
“NSW urgently needs to get on with upgrading transmission lines and rolling out big batteries, wind and solar farms to cover the increasing unreliability of the state’s coal power infrastructure.
The report, released by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), shows that NSW wholesale prices last quarter spiked at double the previous year.
“Every household should have a battery, and more importantly, every warehouse and factory should have solar and batteries. It’s the cheapest form of power, and the quickest way to cope with coal power station’s increasing unreliability.
“We’re calling on all parties to support these renewable energy solutions today.
“Waiting decades for nuclear is as bad as doing nothing. It’s a plan to fail.
“The silver lining is that transmission lines and big batteries currently under construction will ease the problem as they come online over the next three years.”
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