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âDirty and dangerousâ: AGL tops list of coal-fired plant breaches
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AGL, Australiaâs largest greenhouse gas emitter, is also the most prolific violator of environmental regulations for coal-fired power plants, collecting twice the rate of breaches as its market share in NSW and Victoria, analysis shows.
Data gathered by the Australia Beyond Coal alliance and published on the Coal Impacts Index website, also found AGL was responsible for the highest number of power failures at its plants.
AGLâs Bayswater coal-fired power plant in the NSW Hunter Valley led other power stations in the numbers of breaches, including a water pollution incident that cost the company more than $1 million in fines.
4 February 2021
More than $1 billion has been wiped off the value of Queensland government owned coal and gas generators, as falling electricity demand and the growth of wind and solar slash profits, with the Queensland Audit Office warning that further cuts are in store.
A new report published by the Queensland Audit Office has detailed how more than $1 billion has been wiped off the value of Queensland government owned fossil fueled generators, as falling wholesale electricity prices slash generator profits.
The Queensland Audit Office conducts regular reviews of various state government owned entities, finding that while the state’s network and energy retail businesses remained comparatively stable, the state’s fossil fuel generators faced ongoing cuts to profits.