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Renewables boom prompts calls to start planning for Yallourn coal closure, community groups say
The Victorian government is facing calls to start planning for the closure of Yallourn power station after the release of analysis that predicts some coal plants could close as soon as 2025 because of the rapid growth in renewables.
Key points:
- Energy analysts say the renewables boom could force the closure of up to five coal-fired plants
- Victoria’s Yallourn power station is the state’s oldest
- Community groups want transition planning to start to minimise the effect on the community
The analysis by Green Energy Markets and the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) predicted up to five of Australia’s 16 coal plants could close by 2025 because of an expected 28 gigawatts of clean energy expected to be connected to the…
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