Along with Mt Piper Power Station License Review, submissions were also submitted for the Eraring Power Station and the Vales Point Power Station in New South Wales.
The original expectations that by locating power stations distant from Sydney, the majority of the NSW population would be protected from pollution has not been fulfilled. Secondary particles from SO2 released by coal combustion form an important part of the PM2.5 in Sydney, and a higher proportion of the fine particles in the regions where the power stations are located.
Read the Mt Piper Power Station License Review submission 12-18