Potential of GPP, page-173

It will once solar /battery storage continues to come down in price.
For now burning the cheap lignite and government continues to receive its coal royalties.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/busines...s/news-story/d00a50894b2387fe0e7d24d6726be572

Commercial OHD plant run on solar power with battery storage.
How much support would the government give to a project that is commercially viable / creates employment and provides fertilizer security to the growing Agriculture industry.

Victoria will be building 5400MW of wind and solar power in the next eight years to meet its 40 per cent 2025 renewable energy target.

http://reneweconomy.com.au/rio-tinto-to-deploy-6-7mw-solar-pv-storage-at-off-grid-mine-58009/