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Australia says reliance on coal-fired power drops to record low

  • Australia's reliance on coal-fired power has dropped to a record low, accounting for less than 50 percent of its electricity for the first time, the market operator said Thursday.
  • Renewable energy sources supplied a record 46 percent of electricity in the quarter, peaking at 75.6 percent on November 6, according to the market operator.
  • Greenhouse gas emissions in the period reached record lows, as reported by the market operator.
  • Australia's government announced an extra US$1.2 billion in clean energy financing to speed a transition from coal and other fossil fuels to renewables.
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Australia says reliance on coal-fired power drops to record low

Australia's reliance on coal-fired power stations has dropped to a record low, accounting for less than 50 percent of its electricity for the first time, the market operator said Thursday.

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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Coal's contribution to main grid falls to new low

Coal plant outages, transmission constraints and unseasonably warm weather kept prices up but there was good news on emissions levels in the last quarter.

·Osborne Park, Australia
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Climate Depot broke the news on Wednesday, January 29, 2025.
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