Eraring Power Station
| Eraring Power Station | |
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Eraring Power Station | |
Location of Eraring Power Station in New South Wales | |
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| Location | near Dora Creek, Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°03′44″S 151°31′13″E / 33.06222°S 151.52028°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1984 |
| Decommission date |
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| Owner | Origin Energy |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Bituminous coal |
| Turbine technology | Steam turbine - Subcritical |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 × 720 megawatts (970,000 hp) 1 x 42 megawatts (56,000 hp) |
| Make and model | Tokyo Shibaura Electric (Japan) |
| Nameplate capacity | 2,922 MW |
| Capacity factor | 57% (average 1999-2023) |
| Annual net output | 16,012 GW·h (average 2017-2021) |
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Eraring Power Station is a coal-fired power station consisting of four 720 MW Toshiba steam-driven turbo-alternators for a combined capacity of 2,880 MW. The station is located near the township of Dora Creek, on the western shore of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia and is owned and operated by Origin Energy. It is Australia's largest power station. The plant has two smokestacks rising 200 m (656 ft) in height. It was scheduled for closure by mid-2025, after a failed attempt to sell the loss making power station back to the state government. The New South Wales Government in May 2024 extended the operational life of Eraring to August 2027.