Replacing NSW coal plant with renewables would create thousands more jobs than gas, report says
by Lisa Cox from Environment | The Guardian on (#5YGW8)
Solar and wind could bring jobs boom' to regions that have previously depended on coal, Australian Conservation Foundation says
Replacing Australia's largest coal-fired power station with renewable energy would create tens of thousands more construction jobs than replacing it with gas, a new analysis has found.
The Eraring coal-fired power station in the Lake Macquarie region of New South Wales is scheduled to close in 2025.
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