Bayswater Coal Power Station reports releasing 42,849,938kg of sulfur dioxide in the year to 30 June 2019, the third highest amount of any Australian power station.
The Australian government links repeated or prolonged exposure to moderate concentrations of sulfur dioxide to inflammation of the respiratory tract, wheezing and lung damage.
A unit trip is an incident where an entire unit of a coal power station reduces its generation to zero. Source: OpenNEM, The Australia Institute
Refers to total scope 1 emissions (t CO₂-e) in the year to 30 June 2019 according to the Clean Energy Regulator.
The NSW Environment Protection Authority alleges Bayswater Coal Power Station did not comply with a licence condition on 8 occasions, in reference to exceedance of pH (upper limit) due to multiple events “such as broken pipes, blowdown condenser tube leaks, etc”.
The NSW Environment Protection Authority alleges Bayswater Coal Power Station did not comply with a licence condition on 3 occasions, in reference to less than 90% data capture for ambient monitoring at EPA Points 4, 5 and 6.
The NSW Environment Protection Authority alleges Bayswater Coal Power Station did not comply with a licence condition, in reference to an incident involving a diesel spill into Tinkers Creek, from a blackstart generator day tank.
The NSW Environment Protection Authority alleges Bayswater Coal Power Station did not comply with a licence condition, in reference to exceedance of a limit due to gasket failure on pump allowing brine concentrator effluent to enter onsite drains.
The NSW Environment Protection Authority alleges Bayswater Coal Power Station did not comply with a licence condition, in reference to exceedance of pH (lower limit) due to overflow of low pH demin water, from demin plant to Tinkers Creek.
AGL Macquarie, operator of Bayswater Power Station, is fined $30,000 by the NSW Environment Protection Authority following a diesel spill into Tinkers Creek in 2018. The NSW EPA alleges 45,000 to 70,000 litres of diesel overflowed from a tank, and a small amount made its way to Tinkers Creek.
A unit trip is an incident where an entire unit of a coal power station reduces its generation to zero. Source: OpenNEM, The Australia Institute