The end of coal-fired power is in sight, even with private interests holding out
- Written by Bruce Mountain, Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University
David Crosling/AAPIf future historians pick a point in time when Australia comprehensively turned its back on coal-fired generation, they may well point to AGL’s decision to bring forward the closure of Loy Yang A, the cheapest (excluding emission costs) power generator in the energy market spanning eastern Australia.
AGL announced on...
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