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Too old, can’t dance: New numbers show Yallourn is ready to retire
Report says Yallourn is old and clunky and ready to retire, and replacing it gas rather than renewables will lead to big hike in power prices.“It’s an ideology:” Queensland LNP accused of deliberate strategy to kill large scale renewables
Updated: Queensland LNP accused of having deliberate policy to make renewable uninvestable by scrapping targets, cancelling projects and boosting coal.
Renewables lobby says coal generators should pay carbon price to stay open beyond stated closure dates
Smart Energy Council calls for a carbon price to be imposed on coal fired power plants that continue to generate beyond their previously agreed closure dates.
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Too old, can’t dance: New numbers show Yallourn is ready to retire
Report says Yallourn is old and clunky and ready to retire, and replacing it gas rather than renewables will lead to big hike in power prices.
“It’s an ideology:” Queensland LNP accused of deliberate strategy to kill large scale renewables
Updated: Queensland LNP accused of having deliberate policy to make renewable uninvestable by scrapping targets, cancelling projects and boosting coal.Renewables lobby says coal generators should pay carbon price to stay open beyond stated closure dates
Smart Energy Council calls for a carbon price to be imposed on coal fired power plants that continue to generate beyond their previously agreed closure dates.
Decade-long tiff over using carbon credits brings Greens to debate the “Greater Glider in the room”
The debate over carbon credits and its impact on native logging has divided the Greens. Some even compare the issue to the party’s rejection of Rudd’s CPRS.
NSW Greens call on federal MPs to allow carbon credits and help halt native logging and save koalas
NSW Greens call on federal counterparts not to support a Senate vote that could block the use of carbon credits to fund the creation of the Great Koala National Park
Second wave of big batteries will eat the dinner of fossil fuels, forcing some coal generators to close
The current second wave of big battery projects will kill the economics of most coal generators, but the grid still needs a lot more wind and solar.
One Nation promises to build new coal plants and sweat old ones in energy policy pitch to state voters
One Nation has promised to extend the life of a coal-fired power plant as part of its un-costed – and unhinged – Victorian election policy platform.
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