The ageing Eraring coal-fired power station will close in 2029, a two-year delay that could undermine investment in solar, wind, storage and transmission.
Origin has pushed the retirement of the ageing Eraring coal-fired power station out to 2029 due to market conditions and the plant's role in the national grid.
The risk of power blackouts remains if necessary security infrastructure can't be sped up to come online in time for a major coal generator to shutter.
