State less than halfway to goal, report suggests, adding to challenges for federal government’s 82% renewable energy target for grid by end of decade
A recent report says NSW will need to approve nearly 7.5GW more in wind and solar farms to meet targeted emissions reduction goals by 2030.A recent report says NSW will need to approve nearly 7.5GW more in wind and solar farms to meet targeted emissions reduction goals by 2030.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup But the state’s challenges may worsen in the near term. Australia’s largest power station – the 2.88GW Eraring coal-fired plant – is slated to shut by August 2025. Talks over an extension continue between NSW and owner Origin, with its exit to remove about a quarter of the NSW’s so-called baseload generation capacity.with 18 “significant” wind, solar and battery projects getting the nod in 2023.
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