Cold start to spring sees Australians use 30% more gas than last year – even though the price was up too

It comes as renewable sources powered 39.3% on average, the Aemo says, a record share for the September quarter

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Greenhouse gas emissions from Australia's main electricity grid increased for a third quarter in a row as higher power demand drove more use of black coal and gas plants, the Australian Energy Market Operator says.

For the September quarter alone, emissions from the national electricity market (Nem) that serves the eastern states and South Australia rose 2% from a year earlier, Aemo said in its quarterly market report.

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