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Australia: Coal-fired plants lead 'extreme competition', lifting emissions

2015-11-13 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Sydney Morning Herald: An intense battle among electricity producers in Australia is being won by coal-fired power plants, sending carbon emissions climbing, energy consultants Pitt & Sherry say. With demand in the national electricity market (NEM) all but flat, "extreme competition" existed between clean energy being forced into the sector from the renewable energy target and surplus capacity among coal-fired power stations, Phil Harrington, a principal consultant with the firm, said. "At the moment, coal is winning,"...

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