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"A quarter of Queensland’s energy is now being generated by renewables and the
state is on track to hit 50% within seven years, the state’s energy minister
says.
Mick de Brenni said the clean energy supply had jumped by 20% over the past 12
months and more than 25% of the state’s power was now generated by renewables.
He said that once renewables “dominate the wholesale electricity market” the
state would see long-term reductions in wholesale power prices.
“But we can only do this by transitioning away from coal and gas generation,
which continues to set the wholesale electricity market and drive electricity
prices up for Queenslanders.”
De Brenni said Queensland was “on track” to reach its legislated target of 50%
of energy to be renewable-generated by 2030, followed by 70% by 2032 and 80% by
2035.
Queensland is Australia’s biggest coal producer, and the country’s biggest
carbon emitter.
It has lagged other Australian states in embracing renewable energy. Across the
five eastern states connected through the national electricity market,
renewables provide about 35% of generation. The Albanese government has set a
national target of 82% by 2030."
Via
Future Crunch:
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