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Originally posted by Koi-7
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Every economist knows renewables are cheaper than coal. No subsidies here. It's a fact that fossil fuels are pricier than solar and wind which is why coal fired power stations are shutting down. (Such as Port Augusta and Victoria) its not about Greenies telling the coal industry what to do, thats rubbish propaganda spread by the change-fearing coal community. Energia and other companies are closing their coal fired power stations because they are no longer economically viable. (Energia CEO is quoted as stating this fact and AGL too!!) Renewable energy, not subsidised as the coal lobbyists falsley claim, is the hands down winner and that is gradually overtaking the 200 year old technology of burning millions of tons of coal to boil water to generate steam to power turbines / generators. The technology is so outdated it is embarrassing to listen to the knuckle draggers waxing on about the benefits of this highly toxic deadly polluting method of producing power. The coal proponents are simply a self interest mob who are scared of the change that is coming. No need, there are so many opportunities in renewables and it needs to be embraced because it is slowly but surely taking over from dirty coal.
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I’d suggest you do a little more homework, you state AGL as an example as someone to believe. Why is it that at the time they had those adds running “we are getting out of coal” that they bought Loy Yang power station and the adjacent brown coal mine to feed it. And perhaps you could look into their profits since that acquisition and the life of that power station because they aren’t closing that down any time soon.
