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Batteries may do more damage to coal generator profits than they do to gas
Batteries are going to kill coal generation profits as well as gas. They may do more damage to coal than they do to gas.
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Coal’s hidden campaign: The shocking spend on astroturfing in the 2025 Australian election
A detailed breakdown of political donations shows fossil fuel contributions to major parties are dwarfed by the scale of coal industry funding of astroturfing campaigns.
Three quarters of Australia’s coal plants will close by 2035, even as governments step in with new subsidies
Old and inflexible, costly and dirty: Coal generators may be kept online longer than many hoped, but within a decade most will be gone, new report finds.
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Batteries may do more damage to coal generator profits than they do to gas
Batteries are going to kill coal generation profits as well as gas. They may do more damage to coal than they do to gas.
Coal’s hidden campaign: The shocking spend on astroturfing in the 2025 Australian election
A detailed breakdown of political donations shows fossil fuel contributions to major parties are dwarfed by the scale of coal industry funding of astroturfing campaigns.Three quarters of Australia’s coal plants will close by 2035, even as governments step in with new subsidies
Old and inflexible, costly and dirty: Coal generators may be kept online longer than many hoped, but within a decade most will be gone, new report finds.
W.A. backflips on loss-making coal generator, promises more subsidies to keep plant open
State government has already ploughed more than $300 million into embattled coal generator, and has now promised more just six months after saying it wouldn’t.
Australia’s transition from coal is being held hostage by its obsession with spinning machines
The life extensions to giant coal plants are being driven by fears about grid “security”, and may not be addressed while spinning machines are regarded as the only cure.
“When coal breaks down, bills go up:” Anger and frustration as Origin extends life of biggest coal plant, again
Origin confirms Eraring to be kept online until 2029 – nearly four years after its “early” closure date. The company has still not built any replacement wind and solar.
Human error on internal IT network blamed for latest Callide coal outage
CS Energy has blamed human error on an internal IT network for the sudden outage that caused the trip of the two units at the Callide C coal generator last Thursday.
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