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Australia solar power revolution could change the world
2014-07-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Times: Solar power is coming to the fore as a major future source of global energy, experts say. In Australia, where there are 1.2 million homes with solar panels installed on roofs, the growth of solar power has been so profound that wholesale prices of electricity have been driven low enough that few coal generators in Australia made a profit last year. In the state of Queensland this week for several days the price of electricity, normally around $40-$50 a megawatt hour, hovered around zero. The...
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Category:Electronics and Electrical