Despite the growth of renewables, coal remains the most frequent price setter in the Australian electricity market

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Despite the growth of renewables, coal remained one of the most frequent price setters in the National Electricity Market (NEM), accounting for 30% of intervals, only slightly behind hydro (31%). During Queensland’s all-time maximum demand of 11,144 MW on 22 January, tight supply-demand conditions occurred during the evening peak, when grid-scale solar had ramped down and wind output was low. […]

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