Hunter MP Dan Repacholi says he’d like to see hydrogen become part of the energy mix at the Hunter Power Project at Kurri Kurri.
The project has been criticised for cost blowouts, and the build only being capable of burning 30% hydrogen, despite earlier commitments to burn 100% hydrogen by 2030.
Residents are being advised testing of gas will be underway for the next three weeks, and they may notice a small plume coming from the plant, unlike what was seen earlier this year.
Dan Repacholi says hydrogen could become a larger part of the peaker’s energy mix.
“As hydrogen becomes more readily available and is produced a lot more and at the right prices, I would love to see more of that into this plant,” he said.
“So diesel won’t be used at all for the backup fuel in this testing phase. That will be tested later on in 2026. We don’t have the details just as of yet of when that diesel test will actually happen.
“[Snowy Hydro] have listened, obviously, and they’ve definitely got the consultation much better and they’ve informed us and also sent letters out to the community this time,” he said.
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