Origin Energy, the owner of Eraring Power Station, is fined $15,000 by the NSW Environment Protection Authority for alleged excessive dust emissions from the Eraring Power Station, over a sustained period during September 2018.
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
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
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
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
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
Eraring Coal Power Station reports releasing 17kg of arsenic & compounds in the year to 30 June 2018.
Eraring Coal Power Station reports releasing 698 tonnes of hydrochloric acid in the year to 30 June 2018.
Eraring Coal Power Station reports releasing 15kg of mercury & compounds in the year to 30 June 2018.
Eraring Coal Power Station reports releasing 21,374 tonnes of oxides of nitrogen in the year to 30 June 2018.
The Australian government says people who live near coal burning power plants may be exposed to higher levels of nitrogen oxides. Even low levels of exposure can impact an individual’s eyes, nose, throat and lungs.