The station is located near the township of Dora Creek, on the western shore of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia and is owned and operated by Origin Energy.
[2] It was scheduled for closure by mid-2025, after a failed attempt to sell the loss making power station back to the state government.
Salt water from Lake Macquarie is used for cooling and is supplied through a concrete tunnel which passes under Dora Creek and up to the station via open canal.
Eraring power station employs the Fabric Filter system of dust collection, in which particulate emissions resulting from coal combustion are captured as opposed to being released into the atmosphere.
[9] It will close seven years sooner than expected, owing to its operator's inability to cope with the "influx of renewables.
The oil fire burnt for approximately two days and the estimated repair cost was A$20 million.