'It can't be left to the market': the closure of the Liddell power station and the uncertainty of the future

In the second of two features, we look at the plan for the site that became 'history' before being implemented, and what lies ahead. Read the first hereGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWhen AGL Energy was in a tangle with the Turnbull government over the future of its Liddell power station in 2017, it drew up an extensive scheme listing how it would replace the coal-fired plant with equivalent generation capacity.The Generation Plan proposed a mix of renewable energy, gas-peaking plants and battery storage, some of which would be on or near Liddell's site in the New South Wales Hunter Valley. Its sister coal-fired power station, Bayswater, would also get an upgrade.Sign up for Guardian Australia's free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...