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Surprise coal plant closure fires Morrison government warning to industry – Sydney Morning Herald
The Morrison government is demanding the energy industry invest in more power supply to replace the Yallourn coal fired power plant, which will be closing early….
The (Morrison government) will model the impact of the closure to hold industry to account on the dispatchable capacity needed to ensure affordable, reliable power for consumers.
The federal government abandoned its National Energy Guarantee policy in 2018, which was designed to co-ordinate the rise of renewable energy with dispatchable energy from batteries and gas peaking plants that can be deployed to immediately fill gaps when solar and wind power isnt available.
Since then NSW and Victoria…
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