Australia’s coal-fired power plants likely to shut almost three times faster than expected, report suggests
by Peter Hannam from Environment | The Guardian on (#5SVWR)
Latest blueprint by Aemo says grid has already outpaced all expectations' and anticipates ninefold increase in wind and solar by 2050
Australia's coal-fired power plants are likely to shut at almost triple the pace currently announced, with Victoria's brown coal fleet to be closed in just over a decade and the main electricity grid becoming coal-free by 2043, according to the market operator.
The draft Integrated System Plan 2022, an industry blueprint updated every two years and released on Friday by the Australian Energy Market Operator, plots how the grid serving eastern Australia will change to meet emissions reduction and market goals.
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