10 March 2021
EnergyAustralia announced an early closure of the Yallourn power station on Wednesday, but rather than throwing the energy market into chaos, the certainty of Yallourn’s closure has been uniformly welcomed by everyone other than the Morrison government.
The Australian Energy Market Operator, the institution responsible for keeping the lights on, praised the significant notice period given by EnergyAustralia, and that the closure of additional coal fired power stations are already expected over the next two decades.
“AEMO welcomes the certainty as to the future of the Yallourn Power Station and the commitment to build a 350-megawatt battery in the Latrobe Valley,” a spokesperson for AEMO said.