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
The NSW Environment Protection Authority alleges Vales Point Coal Power Station did not comply with a licence condition, in reference to the allowable energy content for a composite diesel sample taken in Q1 of the 2019/20 reporting period allegedly exceeding the upper limit prescribed.
The NSW Environment Protection Authority alleges Vales Point Coal Power Station did not comply with a licence condition on 14 occasions, in reference to allegedly exceeding Total Suspended Solids (TSS) 50mg/L 100 percentile concentration limit.
AGL, owner of Liddell Power Station, is fined $15,000 by the NSW Environmental Protection Authority, after an incident involving alleged excessive dust. The NSW EPA received reports of excess dust being generated from the ash dam, which is a breach of Liddell’s Environment Protection Licence.
Eraring Coal Power Station reports releasing 100 tonnes of PM2.5 in the year to 30 June 2020
Vales Point Coal Power Station reports releasing 2kg of arsenic & compounds in the year to 30 June 2020
Eraring Coal Power Station reports releasing 39,000 tonnes of sulfur dioxide in the year to 30 June 2020
Vales Point Coal Power Station reports releasing 300 tonnes of hydrochloric acid in the year to 30 June 2020
Liddell Coal Power Station reports releasing 14kg of arsenic & compounds in the year to 30 June 2020
Vales Point Coal Power Station reports releasing 8kg of mercury & compounds in the year to 30 June 2020