Australia is breaking its carbon bond, but there’s a cost | ABC NEWS
Coal fired power plants once vital to keeping the lights on are aging and being phased out across Australia as renewables take their place.
One state has been the canary in the coal mine in the nation’s energy transition.
But in the decade since South Australia’s only remaining coal power station closed, the community says promises the power vacuum would be filled haven’t come to fruition.
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