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How Australia can phase out coal power while maintaining energy security

  • Written by Daniel D'Hotman, DPhil Candidate, University of Oxford

The end of coal-fired generation in Australia is inevitable.

Zero marginal cost, zero emissions energy is now a reality. Wind and solar are cheaper sources of new electricity than coal in most cases, putting significant pressure on the profitability of the inflexible, ageing coal generators.

The only questions are when coal-fired power stations...

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