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Renewables surge, coal dips to a record low – The Australian Financial Review
Renewable power provided just over a quarter of Australia’s electricity needs in the three months to September, while coal hit an all-time low last month.
The federal government wants to provide $3.3 million to Shine Energy to conduct a feasibility study into the controversial Collinsville coal-fired power plant project after Prime Minister Scott Morrison flagged the power station to quell the Nationals who were angry that coal-fired power was not given due consideration under the government’s policy to underwrite baseload generation projects to increase competition in the sector.
Elsewhere, the data indicates electricity prices continue be dragg…
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