Liddell Power Station

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Liddell Power Station is a large coal-fired power plant in New South Wales, Australia, long serving as a major source of electricity generation before its planned closure as part of the country’s energy transition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coal-fired power station
thermal power station
closureDate 2023
commissioned 1971
commissionedUnit Unit 1 in 1971
Unit 2 in 1972
Unit 3 in 1973
Unit 4 in 1974
connectedTo National Electricity Market
constructionStartDate 1964
country Australia
emissionsType carbon dioxide
nitrogen oxides
particulate matter
sulfur dioxide
finalUnitClosed April 2023
firstUnitsClosed 2017
fuelType black coal
coal
gridConnectionVoltage_kV 330
gridRegion NEM New South Wales region
gridRole baseload generation
system security support in New South Wales
hasAshDisposalFacility ash dam
hasCoolingSource Lake Liddell
locatedIn Hunter Region
New South Wales
locatedNear Muswellbrook, New South Wales
surface form: Muswellbrook

Singleton
namedAfter Lake Liddell
nameplateCapacity_MW 2000
nearbyFacility Bayswater Power Station
numberOfUnits 4
operator AGL Energy
originalCapacityPerUnit_MW 500
ownedBy AGL Energy
plannedClosureLinkedTo decarbonisation of electricity sector
energy transition in Australia
postClosurePlansInclude site redevelopment for renewable energy and storage projects
primaryTechnology subcritical coal-fired boiler
regulator Australian Energy Regulator
New South Wales Environment Protection Authority
status decommissioned
unitType steam turbine
wasMajorSupplierFor National Electricity Market baseload generation
New South Wales electricity demand
wasSubjectOf policy discussions on energy reliability in Australia
public debate on coal plant closures
waterSource Hunter River catchment
surface form: Hunter River system

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Singleton, New South Wales nearbyFacility Liddell Power Station
Bayswater Power Station locatedNear Liddell Power Station