BY JJ PILLAY
The State's Planning department has approved the demolition of Liddell Power Station and replacing the site with a large scale battery complex.
Construction of the battery is expected to begin in December 2025 according to operator AGL. It's designed to be a 500 megawatt, two hour duration grid scale battery.
More than 95% of steel will be sourced locally, and more than 150 workers will be involved with the project at a cost of approximately 750 million dollars.
The project will be the first new development built as a part of the Hunter Energy Hub after Liddell was retired in April 2023.
It comes after the Coalition announced they would forcibly acquire the site for a nuclear power station if elected to Government.
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| Concept design of the battery. Credit: AGL |
