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Subscriber only A $4.5 million upgrade of the Callide Power Station is designed to increase the reliability and flexibility for Central Queenslanders in times of peak electricity demand. The first major modification in CS Energy s plant flexibility program, the project saw the installation of new air atomised igniters on Unit B1 at Callide Power Station. CS Energy executive general manager Asset Management Colin Duck said there was an increasing need for coal-fired power stations to operate with greater flexibility in response to the intermittency of renewables. Over the last two years in Queensland we ve seen a reduction in electricity demand during the middle of the day as more solar enters the grid, Mr Duck said.