New Energy
Coal Generates Less Than Half of Australian Power for First Time
- Seven-day rolling average below 50% in week through Monday
- Wild weather lashing southeast spurs jump in wind power
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The high winds that have been lashing southeastern Australia over the past few days have pushed coal-fired power below 50% of the country’s power mix for the first time ever.
The fossil fuel accounted for 49.2% of electricity generation in the week through Monday, the first time it’s fallen below half on a weekly rolling basis, according to figures from Open-NEM, a data aggregator. Wind farms generated just over a quarter of power during the period.