Looks like they've got their heads screwed on over in WA. The East coast could learn a thing or two from them.
" The Labor McGowan government said on Tuesday that the staged retirement of Muja’s C units would commence in October 2022, because it was “no longer viable” to keep them operating.The government said demand for the kind of coal-fired baseload power generated by the 40 year-old plant, which is operated by state-owned company Synergy, was in decline, and was being undercut by the boom in residential rooftop solar on the South West Interconnected System. On top of that, the high operating costs of Muja C, and increased maintenance due to the additional cycling of the plant – it is only being used around 35 per cent of the time – would force power prices up if it remained open.In dollar terms, the government estimates that keeping the two units operating at Muja C any longer than the selected dates would add “at least $350 million” to the state’s power bill – a cost borne by every taxpayer in the state. "
