japan is switchning to coldry !!?, page-16

heading should read Victoria switching to coldry?
At a potential $20 to $30 a ton ,Victorian power plants will contribute heavily to the Ross Garnaud proposed carbon tax.
Lignite used in the Valley is around 60 million tons per year .
According to this article and difficult to find information just how much carbon emission per ton of coal used by LOY YANG POWER is actually emitted .

http://www.minerals.org.au/primary/primary/primary_resources/envirosmart/case_studies/vic/energy/index.html

But if it is 1.2 tons of carbon emission for every ton of lignite burned that equates to 90 million tons of carbon tax at possibly $25 a ton.
90 MILLION TONS TIMES $25 PER TON

The cost to power operators will be in the 2.2 Billion range and a coldry plant is less than 400 million .
TEST BURN RESULTS are now in a different market environment than 2 years ago when it was business as usual in using lignite.

Hopefully Baillieu can see the opportunity with a new power station to replace Hazelwood utilizing 100% coldry and maintain industry in Victoria.