Coal generates less than 50% of Australian electricity for first time

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Winds exceeding 150 kilometres (93.2 miles) per hour in Australia’s southeast almost doubled the usual wind generation.
Photo: DAVID GRAY / AFP/File
Source: AFP

Coal generated less than 50 percent of Australia’s electricity in the last week of August, dropping to a record low as renewable production surged, data showed Wednesday.

According to market monitor Open-NEM, coal generated 49.1 percent of the country’s electricity, while renewables accounted for 48.7 percent as storms boosted…

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