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    Queensland will stop relying on coal by 2035

    Mark Ludlow
    Queensland will end its reliance on coal-fired power generation by 2035, as part of its new energy plan to have 70 per cent renewable energy by 2030 and 80 per cent by 2035.

    Pumped hydro and the creation of new “super grids” to connect two gigawatts of new renewable projects form part of the plan launched by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk in Brisbane.
    Previously, Queensland’s younger fleet of government-owned coal-fired power stations were due to run into the 2040s.
    But Palaszczuk said Queensland will not be reliant on coal power by 2035, but they would remain as back-up until pumped hydro projects are operational.

    “This plan is all about cheaper, cleaner and secure energy for Queenslanders,” she said.

    “Renewable energy is the cheapest form of new energy. This plan makes Queensland the renewable energy capital of the world.
    “It also takes real and decisive action on climate change providing the biggest commitment to renewable energy in Australia’s history.”
 
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