Mongabay: Electricity supplied from a new wind farm is cheaper than that from a new gas or coal-fired power plant in Australia, reports a new analysis published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
According to the study, wind-generated electricity costs AU$80 ($83) per megawatt hour compared with compared to AU$143/MWh ($148) from a new coal plant or AU$116/MWh ($120) from a new baseload gas plant.
The rates including the cost of emissions under Australia's carbon pricing system, however "even without a...