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    Coal Power

    Renewables generated more electricity than brown coal over summer but black coal still the top fuel
    Brown coal

    By Mike Carabott | March 28, 2018

    Renewable energy sources generated more power than brown coal between December 2017 and February 2018, with a total of just under 10,000 Gigawatt Hours. A …

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    EnergyAustralia to invest $1 billion in gas and pumped hydro projects to transition away from coal
    EnergyAustralia

    By Mike Carabott | March 6, 2018

    EnergyAustralia will invest $1 billion in new projects including gas turbines and pumped hydro to reduce its dependency on dirty fuels and to diversify its …

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    Four coal-fired power plants trip in a week as task force says NSW is ill-prepared for blackout scenario

    By Mike Carabott | December 20, 2017

    The summer heat is causing a spike in energy demand across Australia and four coal fired power plants have tripped in the space of a …

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    AGL will close coal-fired Liddell plant in 2022 and replace it with gas, solar, batteries and possibly hydro
    Liddell

    By Mike Carabott | December 11, 2017

    AGL Energy has rejected a plea by the Federal Government to keep its Liddell coal-fired power station in New South Wales open beyond 2022. It will …

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    Rising coal prices and Hazelwood closure to blame for sustained high wholesale electricity prices in New South Wales
    hazelwood plant

    By Mike Carabott | December 7, 2017

    The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has found that rising coal prices, the closure of Hazelwood and limited supply is causing high sustained wholesale electricity prices …

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    Good news for consumers as Alinta challenges Big Three on East Coast market
    Alinta

    By Mike Carabott | November 25, 2017

    Alinta’s acquisition of the Loy Yang B coal-fired power station in Victoria for $1.2 billion could mean good news for energy users as the Chinese-owned …

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    Renewable energy generation will be cheaper than coal in the future
    renewable energy generation

    By Mike Carabott | September 28, 2017

    Renewable energy generation including wind and large scale solar will be cheaper than coal in the near future, according to the Director of the Energy …

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    Government will replace Clean Energy Target with new policy and more emphasis on coal
    why are energy retailers choosing to pay fines

    By Mike Carabott | September 13, 2017

    The Federal government has confirmed that it will not be adopting the Clean Energy Target as proposed in the Finkel Review and a new policy …

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    Whitehaven Coal rules out domestic trading after posting record $405M profit from Asian exports

    By Mike Carabott | August 17, 2017

    Whitehaven Coal, one of Australia’s largest producers, has posted a record after tax profit of $405 million thanks to exports to South Asia, but has …

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    Government reconsiders position on coal power stations
    coal mining for coal power stations

    By Mike Carabott | August 14, 2017

    The government is reconsidering its position on high-efficiency low-emission (HELE) coal fired power stations, with Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg saying they have a role to play …

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