Tag: coal-fired power stations
Paying Australia’s coal-fired power stations to stay open longer is bad for consumers and the planet
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Australian governments are busy designing the nation’s transition to a clean energy future. Unfortunately, in a misguided effort to ensure electricity supplies...
Electricity has become a jigsaw. Coal is unable to provide the missing pieces
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There’s something the energy minister said when they announced the early closure of Victoria’s second-biggest coal-fired power station last week that was less...
How Australia can phase out coal power while maintaining energy security
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The end of coal-fired generation in Australia is inevitable.
Zero marginal cost, zero emissions energy is now a reality. Wind and solar are cheaper sources...