Gas-fired power falls to lowest level since 2005 as Coalition pushes ahead with its ‘gas-fired recovery’

Renewable energy provided 31.4% of electricity within the national market covering the eastern states and South Australia in 2021

The exponential rise of renewable energy led to it providing more than 30% of Australia’s electricity in 2021, while gas-fired power fell to its lowest level in 16 years.

Data collected by OpenNEM, an open source platform, shows renewable energy provided 31.4% of electricity within the national market covering the eastern states and South Australia last year. It was 32.2% in the separate West Australian grid.

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(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/feb/10/gas-fired-power-falls-to-lowest-level-since-2005-as-coalition-pushes-ahead-with-its-gas-fired-recovery

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