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.

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

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Coal's contribution to main grid falls to new low

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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, providing less than 50 percent of its electricity for the first time, the market operator said Thursday.



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Renewables supplied a record 46 per cent of the National Electricity Market in the December quarter when a milestone was reached with coal power.

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Coal drops below 50pc for first time as solar powers to record

Renewable energy supplied a record 46 per cent of the market’s electricity in the December quarter. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS) By Poppy Johnston in Canberra Coal power contributed less than 50 per cent to Australia’s main grid for the first time in the final quarter of 2024 due to patchy reliability and record-high rooftop solar. The dominance of the fossil fuel power source continues to be challenged by renewables, based on an Australian Energ…

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