Solar power hopeful says Pilbara’s potential ignored – Pilbara News
Posted: August 8th, 2018
1 August 2018
Green power hopeful Pilbara Solar has questioned a national report ·on Australia’s energy future, claiming it failed to recognise WNs solar-rich regions.
A report last month by the Austra lian Energy Market Operator to the Council of Australian Governments claimed coal-fired power plants would still deliver the cheapest electricity for the next
20 years.
Pilbara Solar director Richard Finlay-Jones said the report did not recognise energy-intensive regions such as the Pilbara.
“With the right support from all levels of government, the Pilbara has the potential to become a 100 per cent renewable, zero emissions zone within a decade,” he said.
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