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  2. Energy in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Energy in Australia is the production in Australia of energy and electricity, for consumption or export. Energy policy of Australia describes the politics of Australia as it relates to energy. In 2021, Australia was a net exporter of energy commodities, with notable exports in liquefied natural gas (LNG), coal , and minerals.

  3. Electricity sector in Australia - Wikipedia

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    The South Australian Government has released plans to make South Australia a green energy hub for Australia's eastern seaboard. [71] During 2020, the state set new records for its lowest (379 MW) and highest (2,576 MW) grid power. Prices also fell, and were negative 10% of the time in the third quarter, but by a smaller amount than previously.

  4. Energy policy of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Australian oil and gas infrastructure Renewable power plants in Australia. The energy policy of Australia is subject to the regulatory and fiscal influence of all three levels of government in Australia, [citation needed] although only the State and Federal levels determine policy for primary industries such as coal. [1]

  5. Renewable energy in Australia - Wikipedia

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    An Expanded Renewable Energy Target was passed with broad support [11] by the Australian Parliament on 20 August 2009, to ensure that renewable energy achieves a 20% share of electricity supply in Australia by 2020. To ensure this the Federal Government committed to increasing the 2020 MRET from 9,500 gigawatt-hours to 45,000 gigawatt-hours.

  6. Solar power in Australia - Wikipedia

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    In 2001, the Australian government introduced a mandatory renewable energy target (MRET) designed to ensure renewable energy achieves a 20% share of electricity supply in Australia by 2020. The MRET was to increase new generation from 9,500 gigawatt-hours to 45,000 gigawatt-hours by 2020.

  7. Nuclear power in Australia - Wikipedia

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    William Shackel is an advocate, who founded Nuclear for Australia in 2022, a youth-led campaign for the prohibition on nuclear energy to be lifted in Australia. He has made numerous appearances in the Australian media, where he presents a factual case about the position of nuclear energy in Australia. [108] [109] [110]

  8. Green electricity in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Green electricity in Australia is available from a number of utilities that supply electricity from environmentally friendly energy sources that are renewable and non-polluting. In Australia green energy is accredited under the GreenPower scheme whereby all distributors are government audited bi-annually to ensure that customers are getting ...

  9. Energy in Western Australia - Wikipedia

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    Western Australia, like other Australian states and high-income countries, is a heavy energy user by global standards.. The most distinctive features of Western Australia's energy systems are the massive export of natural gas, its independence from the interconnected cross-state gas and electricity networks in eastern Australia, and the presence of two separate large-scale grids and many ...