With record new solar and wind installed, Australia's clean energy is booming – for now
by Adam Morton Environment editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#57SV3)
Renewable energy equivalent to four large coal plants will be installed this year but lack of investment could put a brake on further growth
The numbers make a clear case that renewable energy is booming in Australia. Data released last week by the government's Clean Energy Regulator suggests 6.3 gigawatts of new solar and wind energy - roughly equivalent in capacity to four large coal plants - will be installed across the country this year.
It would equal the record set last year, and is about five times greater than what was installed in 2016.
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