Electricity has become a jigsaw in Australia and coal isn t best to fill the missing pieces
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Nationwide, wind and solar including rooftop solar supplies 20 per cent of our needs.
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When the early closure of Victoria s second-biggest coal-fired power station was announced last week, something the energy minister said was less than complete.
Yallourn, in the Latrobe Valley, provides up to 20 per cent of Victoria s power. It has been operating for 47 years. Since late 2017 at least one of its four units has broken down 50 times. Its workforce doubles for three to four months most years to deal with the breakdowns. It pumps out 3 per cent of Australia s carbon emissions.
9:00 PM UPDATEâ¦
There is a lot to talk about this evening! First of all, record highs were shattered in Connecticut today. The temperature reached 77 degrees at Bradley International Airport this afternoon, beating the previous March 26th record by 3 degrees.  It is a Greater Hartford record that stood for 99 years until today! In Bridgeport, the record was shattered by 9 degrees! The high was 79 degrees! The previous record was 70 degrees, set in 1954. Danbury was the warmest location in the state today with a high of 82 degrees.
The other story is the wind. Gusts to over 50 mph occurred in some locations. There was a peak gust to 63 mph in New Haven early this evening! There was a gust to 51 mph in Bridgeport.
Mercury buys New Zealand assets in $3 billion takeover of Tilt Renewables
15 Mar, 2021 04:07 AM
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Tilt Renewables was demerged from Trustpower in 2016. A proposed takeover sees it valued at almost $3 billion. Photo / Supplied
Tilt Renewables was demerged from Trustpower in 2016. A proposed takeover sees it valued at almost $3 billion. Photo / Supplied
Mercury Energy has teamed up with a Queensland pension fund for a $3 billion takeover of Australasian wind farm developer Tilt Renewables, which has seen its value almost double in just over three months. Tilt said today it had entered into a scheme implementation agreement with a consortium of Powering Australian Renewables (PowAR) and Mercury which, subject to shareholder and regulatory approval, would see shareholders paid $8.80 a share, valuing the company at $2.96b.