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Breaking: our latest report found that Australia’s ageing coal fleet broke down a staggering 128 times over the summer period.

It was out of action across Australia's Eastern states, meaning our unreliable and polluting coal power stations drove up power prices.

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May 14, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Millmerran unit 1 broke down at 4:10 pm on 18 April, taking 216 MW offline in Queensland. We can't afford to rely on ageing coal fired power stations anymore. We need to build clean renewable energy backed by storage.
May 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Yallourn unit 1 broke down at 8:40 pm on 16 April, taking 329 MW offline in Victoria. We can't afford to rely on ageing coal fired power stations anymore. We need to build clean renewable energy backed by storage.
May 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Tarong unit 3 broke down at 8:45 on 10th April, taking 139 MW offline in Qld. We can't afford to rely on ageing coal fired power stations anymore. We need to build clean renewable energy backed by storage.
May 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Gladstone unit 4 broke down at 12:45 pm on 7 April, taking 137 MW offline in Queensland. We can't afford to rely on ageing coal fired power stations anymore. We need to build clean renewable energy backed by storage.
May 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Callide C4 broke down at 4:45 am Friday 4 April, taking 400 MW offline in Queensland. We can't afford to rely on ageing coal fired power stations anymore. We need to build clean renewable energy backed by storage.
April 30, 2025 at 6:18 AM